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Metaspriggina walcotti

Taxonomy
Metaspriggina walcotti was named by Simonetta and Insom (1993). Its type specimen is USNM 198611, an other, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Metaspriggina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Metaspriggina walcotti Simonetta and Insom p. 106 figs. Figs. 2, 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
RankNameAuthor
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
genusMetaspriggina
specieswalcotti

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.

Metaspriggina walcotti Simonetta and Insom 1993
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektonicg
Diet: suspension feederg
Created: 2009-03-08 19:44:33
Modified: 2009-03-08 21:44:33
Source: g = genus
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007
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