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Taxonomy
Waptia was named by Walcott (1912) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1].
It was assigned to Waptiida by Sepkoski (2002); to Waptiidae by Briggs et al. (2008); to Arthropoda by Caron and Jackson (2008); and to Hymenostraca by Hegna et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Waptiida by Sepkoski (2002); to Waptiidae by Briggs et al. (2008); to Arthropoda by Caron and Jackson (2008); and to Hymenostraca by Hegna et al. (2020).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1912 | Waptia Walcott |
2002 | Waptia Sepkoski |
2008 | Waptia Briggs et al. p. 250 |
2008 | Waptia Caron and Jackson p. 226 |
2020 | Waptia Hegna et al. p. 23 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Reference: Caron and Jackson 2008 |
Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Delamaran or 520.00000 to 505.00000 Ma
Collections (44 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Atdabanian | China (Yunnan) | W. sp. (68083 86929 86930 86931 86933) | |
Nangaoian | China (Yunnan) | W. ovata (132327 132328 132329 132330 194140 194141 194143 194150 194153 194155 194160 194161 194162 194163) | |
Delamaran | Canada (British Columbia) | W. fieldensis (84412 84414 84415 84416 84417 84418 84419 84421 84422 84423 84424 84425 84426 84427 84428 84429 84430 84431 84432 84433 84434 84435 84436) | |
Middle Cambrian | USA (Utah) | W. fieldensis (80121) | |
Middle Cambrian | Canada (Brithish Columbia) | W. sp. (188661) |