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Waptiida

Waptiida

Taxonomy
Waptiida was named by Størmer (1942).

It was assigned to Arthropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Crustacea by Briggs et al. (2008).

Subtaxa
Waptiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Waptiida Størmer
2002Waptiida Sepkoski
2008Waptiida Briggs et al. p. 250

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
orderWaptiidaStørmer 1942
orderWaptiidaStørmer 1942

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.

Or. †Waptiida Størmer 1942
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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
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Epifaunal vagrant deposit feeder (Caron & Jackson, 2008); nektobenthic on the basis of personal opinion (Lin, pers. comm.)o
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 506.50000 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 - 514.0China (Yunnan) Waptia ovata (132327 132328 132329 132330 194140 194141 194143 194150 194153 194155 194160 194161 194162 194163)
Duyunian514.0 - 509.0China (Guizhou) Waptia sp. (237148)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (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 Cambrian509.0 - 497.0USA (Utah) Waptia fieldensis (80121)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Canada (Brithish Columbia) Waptia sp. (188661)