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Taxonomy
Waptia fieldensis was named by Walcott (1912) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Cambrian; North America.]. It is not a trace fossil.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1912 | Waptia fieldensis Walcott |
| 2008 | Waptia fieldensis Briggs et al. p. 250 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Waptia fieldensis Walcott 1912
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Middle Cambrian to the top of the Delamaran or 509.00000 to 506.50000 Ma
Collections (24 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Delamaran | Canada (British Columbia) | Waptia fieldensis (84412 84414 84415 84416 84417 84418 84419 84421 84422 84423 84424 84425 84426 84427 84428 84429 84430 84431 84432 84433 84434 84435 84436) | |
| Middle Cambrian | USA (Utah) | Waptia fieldensis (80121) |