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Wapkia grandis

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Wapkiidae

Taxonomy
Wapkia grandis was named by Walcott (1920). It is not extant. It is the type species of Wapkia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Wapkia grandis Walcott

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyWapkiidaeDe Laubenfels 1955
genusWapkiaWalcott 1920
speciesgrandisWalcott 1920

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.

Wapkia grandis Walcott 1920
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-03-07 18:16:43
Modified: 2009-03-08 19:54:59
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Caron and Jackson 2008, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Delamaran or 509.70000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5China (Yunnan) Wapkia grandis (156226)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Wapkia grandis (84423 84426 84427 84428 121955 121959 121962 121965)
St Davids506.5 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Wapkia grandis (122017)