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Wiwaxia foliosa

Taxonomy
Wiwaxia foliosa was named by Yang et al. (2014). Its type specimen is YKLP 12120, an exoskeleton (Articulated scleritome), and it is a compression fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Wiwaxia foliosa Yang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
—Sachitida(He 1980)
genusWiwaxia
speciesfoliosa

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.

†Wiwaxia foliosa Yang et al. 2014
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Diagnosis
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