†Pikaia Walcott 1911
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Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1911. Cambrian Geology and Paleontology II: No.5--Middle Cambrian Annelids. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 57(5):109-144
Parent taxon: Chordata according to G. Mussini et al. 2024
See also Bambach et al. 2007, Sepkoski 2002 and Walcott 1911
Sister taxa: Banffozoa, Cephalochordata, Metaspriggina, Olfactores, Pikaidae, Tunicata, Undichna, Vertebrata, Vetulicolida, Yunnanozoon, Shenzianyuloma
Subtaxa: Pikaia gracilens
Type: Pikaia gracilens
Ecology: nektonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (6: British Columbia collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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