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Wapkiidae

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Wapkiidae

Taxonomy
Wapkiidae was named by De Laubenfels (1955). It is not extant. Its type is Wapkia.

It was assigned to Protomonaxonida by Finks et al. (2004) and Rigby and Collins (2004).

Subtaxa
Wapkia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Wapkiidae De Laubenfels
2004Wapkiidae Finks et al. p. 18
2004Wapkiidae Rigby and Collins

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyWapkiidaeDe Laubenfels 1955
familyWapkiidaeDe Laubenfels 1955

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.

Fm. †Wapkiidae De Laubenfels 1955
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G. †Wapkia Walcott 1920
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Wapkia elongata Rigby and Collins 2004
Wapkia grandis Walcott 1920
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:36:02
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:25:40
Source: c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Botomian to the top of the Llandeilo or 516.00000 to 458.40000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 509.0China (Yunnan) Wapkia grandis (156226)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Russian Federation (Yakutia) Wapkia sp. (90438)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) Wapkia grandis (84423 84426 84427 84428 121955 121965) Wapkia grandis, Wapkia elongata (121959 121962)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Canada (Brithish Columbia) Wapkia sp. (188661)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Wapkia grandis (122017)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4United Kingdom (Wales) Wapkia indet. (216511)