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Wanwania cambrica

Rostroconchia - Ribeirioida - Ribeiriidae

Taxonomy
Wanwania cambrica was named by Kobayashi (1933). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Paijiashan, Wuhutsui, which is in a Taoyuanian marine horizon in the Fengshan Formation of China. It is the type species of Wanwania.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Wanwania cambrica Kobayashi
2023Wanwania cambrica Wagner p. 3147

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classRostroconchia
orderRibeirioida
superfamilyRibeirioidea
familyRibeiriidae
genusWanwania
speciescambrica

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.

†Wanwania cambrica Kobayashi 1933
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Life habit: semi-infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 10:30:34
Modified: 2022-05-13 12:06:45
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Taoyuanian or 495.20000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taoyuanian495.2 - 486.85China (Liaoning) Wanwania cambrica (type locality: 157044)