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Waptia ovata

Waptiida - Waptiidae

Discussion

Taxon information from Zhao et al. 2012

Chuandianella ovata Hou & Bergstrm, 1991

Taxonomy
Waptia ovata was named by Lee (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Waptia ovata Lee

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
orderWaptiidaStørmer 1942
familyWaptiidaeWalcott 1912
genusWaptiaWalcott 1912
speciesovataLee 1975

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.

†Waptia ovata Lee 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektobenthicg
Diet: detritivoreg
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2008-10-19 08:20:18
Modified: 2010-02-23 13:37:38
Source: g = genus
Reference: Caron and Jackson 2008

Age range: Nangaoian or 521.00000 to 514.50000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.5China (Yunnan) Waptia ovata (132327 132328 132329 132330 194140 194141 194143 194150 194153 194155 194160 194161 194162 194163)