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Amiskwia
Taxonomy
Amiskwia was named by Walcott (1911) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid-u]. Its type is Amiskwia sagittiformis. It is the type genus of Amiskwidae.
It was assigned to Amiskwidae by Walcott (1911); to Problematica by Sepkoski (2002), Bambach et al. (2007); and to Gnathifera by Caron and Cheung (2019).
It was assigned to Amiskwidae by Walcott (1911); to Problematica by Sepkoski (2002), Bambach et al. (2007); and to Gnathifera by Caron and Cheung (2019).
Species
A. sagittiformis (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Marcot on 2023-06-03
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1911 | Amiskwia Walcott p. 112 |
| 2002 | Amiskwia Sepkoski |
| 2007 | Amiskwia Bambach et al. p. S83 |
| 2019 | Amiskwia Caron and Cheung p. 7 figs. Figure 4 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Delamaran or 521.00000 to 505.30000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atdabanian | China (Yunnan) | A. sinica (68083) | |
| Delamaran | Canada (British Columbia) | A. sagittiformis (84428) |