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Selkirkiidae

Selkirkiidae

Taxonomy
Selkirkiidae was named by Conway Morris (1977). It is not extant. Its type is Selkirkia.

It was assigned to Archaeopriapulida by Conway Morris (1977); and to Priapulida by Conway Morris and Robison (1988).

Subtaxa
Selkirkia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Selkirkiidae Conway Morris
1988Selkirkiidae Conway Morris and Robison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
CycloneuraliaAhlrichs 1995
RankNameAuthor
Scaldiphora
phylumPriapulidaThéel 1906
Archaeopriapulida
familySelkirkiidae
familySelkirkiidae

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.

Fm. †Selkirkiidae Conway Morris 1977
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G. †Selkirkia Walcott 1911
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Selkirkia columbia Conway Morris 1977
Selkirkia fragilis Walcott 1911
Selkirkia major Walcott 1908
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available