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Waptia fieldensis

Waptiida - Waptiidae

Taxonomy
Waptia fieldensis was named by Walcott (1912) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Cambrian; North America.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Waptia fieldensis Walcott
2008Waptia fieldensis Briggs et al. p. 250

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
orderWaptiidaStørmer 1942
familyWaptiidaeWalcott 1912
genusWaptiaWalcott 1912
speciesfieldensisWalcott 1912

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 fieldensis Walcott 1912
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available