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Ottoia prolifica

Ottoidae

Taxonomy
Ottoia prolifica was named by Walcott (1911).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Ottoia prolifica Walcott
1977Ottoia prolifica Conway Morris

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—CycloneuraliaAhlrichs 1995
RankNameAuthor
—Scaldiphora
phylumPriapulidaThéel 1906
—Archaeopriapulida
familyOttoidae
genusOttoia
speciesprolifica

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.

†Ottoia prolifica Walcott 1911
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partsg
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-04-21 09:26:25
Modified: 2009-04-21 11:26:25
Source: g = genus, p = phylum
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the St Davids to the top of the Marjumian or 509.00000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) Ottoia prolifica (84412 84414 84416 84417 84418 84419 84421 84422 84423 84424 84425 84426 84427 84428 84429 84430 84431 84432 84433 84434 84435 84436 84437)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Ottoia prolifica (122094)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Ottoia prolifica (77206 230679)