†Waptia Walcott 1912 (crustacean)
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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
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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