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Priapulidae
Taxonomy
Priapulidae was named by Gosse (1855). It is extant. Its type is Priapulus. It was considered monophyletic by Wills et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Priapulomorpha by Han et al. (2004); and to Priapulida by Conway Morris (1977) and Wills et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Priapulomorpha by Han et al. (2004); and to Priapulida by Conway Morris (1977) and Wills et al. (2012).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1855 | Priapulidae Gosse |
| 1977 | Priapulidae Conway Morris |
| 2004 | Priapulidae Han et al. |
| 2012 | Priapulidae Wills et al. p. 2072 |
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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.
Fm. Priapulidae Gosse 1855
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G. Acanthopriapulus van der Land 1970
G. Priapulopsis Koren and Danielssen 1875
G. Priapulus Lamarck 1816
G. †Xiaoheiqingella Hu 2002
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†Xiaoheiqingella peculiaris Hu 2002
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Invalid names: Yunnanpriapulus halteroformis Huang et al. 2004 [synonym]
Invalid names: Yunnanpriapulus Huang et al. 2004 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Westphalian D or 521.00000 to 307.50000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 516.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 516.0 Ma
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Cambrian | China (Yunnan) | Xiaoheiqingella sp. (228573) | |
| Atdabanian | China (Yunnan) | Xiaoheiqingella peculiaris (90151) | |
| Nangaoian | China (Yunnan) | Xiaoheiqingella peculiaris (132330 194141) Yunnanpriapulus halteroformis (194153) | |
| Westphalian D | USA (Illinois) | Priapulites konecniorum (122493 122538 151852 168004) |