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Waptia

Waptiida - Waptiidae

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).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Waptia Walcott
2002Waptia Sepkoski
2008Waptia Briggs et al. p. 250
2008Waptia Caron and Jackson p. 226
2020Waptia Hegna et al. p. 23

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

G. †Waptia Walcott 1912
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Waptia fieldensis Walcott 1912
Waptia ovata Lee 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektobenthicg
Diet: detritivoreg
Vision: well-developedg
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Epifaunal vagrant deposit feeder (Caron & Jackson, 2008); nektobenthic on the basis of personal opinion (Lin, pers. comm.)g
Created: 2008-10-19 08:20:18
Modified: 2010-02-23 13:37:38
Source: g = genus
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
Atdabanian520.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) W. sp. (68083 86929 86930 86931 86933)
Nangaoian516.0 - 513.0China (Yunnan) W. ovata (132327 132328 132329 132330 194140 194141 194143 194150 194153 194155 194160 194161 194162 194163)
Delamaran513.0 - 505.0Canada (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 Cambrian513.0 - 501.0USA (Utah) W. fieldensis (80121)
Middle Cambrian513.0 - 501.0Canada (Brithish Columbia) W. sp. (188661)