Waptia Walcott 1912 (crustacean)

Crustacea - Waptiida - Waptiidae

Parent taxon: Waptiidae according to D. E. G. Briggs et al. 2008

See also Caron and Jackson 2008, Hegna et al. 2020 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxon: Chuandianella

Subtaxa: Waptia fieldensis Waptia ovata

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Ecology: nektobenthic detritivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Canada (24: Brithish Columbia, British Columbia collections), China (19), United States (1: Utah)

Total: 44 collections each including a single occurrence

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