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Ottoia minor

Ottoidae

Taxonomy
Ottoia minor was named by Walcott (1911). It is the type species of Ancalagon.

It was recombined as Ancalagon minor by Conway Morris (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Ottoia minor Walcott
1977Ancalagon minor Conway Morris

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
CycloneuraliaAhlrichs 1995
RankNameAuthor
Scaldiphora
phylumPriapulidaThéel 1906
Archaeopriapulida
familyOttoidae
genusOttoia
speciesminor

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.

Ottoia minor Walcott 1911
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partsg
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-04-21 09:26:25
Modified: 2009-04-21 11:26:25
Source: g = genus, p = phylum
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available