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Oepikila cambrica
Taxonomy
Opikella cambrica was named by Runnegar and Pojeta (1974). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Locality 85. Low strike rises of limestone in low soil plains, on road from 20-Mile Bore to Glenormiston, 9.5 kilometers NNE of 20-Mile Bore, which is in a Warendian marine limestone in the Tomahawk Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Oepikila.
It was recombined as Oepikila cambrica by Pojeta and Runnegar (1976), Wagner (2023).
It was recombined as Oepikila cambrica by Pojeta and Runnegar (1976), Wagner (2023).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1974 | Opikella cambrica Runnegar and Pojeta |
| 1976 | Oepikila cambrica Pojeta and Runnegar p. 61 figs. pl. 10 f. 14-15 |
| 2023 | Oepikila cambrica Wagner p. 3026 |
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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.
†Oepikila cambrica Runnegar and Pojeta 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Payntonian to the top of the Warendian or 491.00000 to 484.30000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Payntonian | Australia (Northern Territory) | Oepikila cambrica (77426) | |
| Warendian | Australia (Queensland) | Oepikila cambrica (type locality: 77657) |