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Waputikia ramosa

Taxonomy
Waputikia ramosa was named by Walcott (1919). Its type specimen is USNM 277815 and is a compression preserving soft parts. It is the type species of Waputikia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Waputikia ramosa Walcott
1994Waputikia ramosa Briggs et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomRhodoplantaeSaunders and Hommersand 2004
phylumRhodophytaWettstein 1922
RankNameAuthor
genusWaputikiaWalcott 1919
speciesramosaWalcott 1919

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.

Waputikia ramosa Walcott 1919
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2026-03-23 14:36:30
Modified: 2026-03-23 14:36:30
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2003

Age range: Delamaran or 509.70000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Waputikia ramosa (84421 84426 84427 84428 84431)