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Walpia

Taxonomy
Walpia was named by White (1929).

It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Walpia White
1975Walpia Hantzschel

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RankNameAuthor
Ichnofossils
RankNameAuthor
genusWalpiaWhite 1929

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.

G. †Walpia White 1929
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Hantzschel 1975Tunnels lined with flattened, lenticular, smooth pellicles of rather leathery texture; irregularly crowded or imbricated; probably representing excrement packed against walls of burrows.
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Kungurian or 290.10000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 272.3USA (Arizona) W. hermitensis (11150)