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Waptiidae

Waptiida - Waptiidae

Taxonomy
Waptiidae was named by Walcott (1912).

It was assigned to Waptiida by Briggs et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Waptiidae Walcott
2008Waptiidae Briggs et al. p. 250

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
orderWaptiidaStørmer 1942
familyWaptiidaeWalcott 1912
familyWaptiidaeWalcott 1912

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.

Fm. †Waptiidae Walcott 1912
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G. †Chuandianella Hou and Bergström 1991
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G. †Waptia Walcott 1912
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†Waptia fieldensis Walcott 1912
†Waptia ovata Lee 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: detritivoreo
Created: 2009-09-21 19:54:07
Modified: 2009-09-21 21:54:07
Source: o = order
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Delamaran or 521.00000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (63 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Chuandianella ovata (86845 86846 86847 86851 90126 90129 90137 90138 90149 90150 90151 90152 90161 90162 90164 90165 96402) Waptia sp. (86929 86930 86931 86933) Waptia sp., Chuandianella ovata (68083)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.5China (Yunnan) Waptia ovata (132327 132328 132329 132330 194140 194141 194143 194150 194153 194155 194160 194161 194162 194163)
Duyunian514.5 - 506.5China (Guizhou) Waptia sp. (237148)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (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) Waptia sp. (121959)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Waptia fieldensis (80121)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Canada (Brithish Columbia) Waptia sp. (188661)