†Opabinia Walcott 1912
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Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1912. Cambrian Brachiopoda. United States Geological Survey Monograph 51(1-2)
Parent taxon: Opabiniidae according to S. Pates et al. 2022
See also Bambach et al. 2007, Sepkoski 2002 and Walcott 1912
Sister taxon: Utaurora
Subtaxa: Opabinia regalis
Type: Opabinia regalis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Cambrian of Canada (2: British Columbia)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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