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Naraoia compacta

Nektaspidida - Naraoiidae

Taxonomy
Naraoia compacta was named by Walcott (1912).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Naraoia compacta Walcott pp. 175-177 figs. pl. 28, figs 3-4
1988Naraoia compacta Conway Morris and Robison p. 25
2017Naraoia compacta Lerosey-Aubril et al. p. 8 fig. 6
2020Naraoia compacta Lerosey-Aubril et al. p. 515

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
superclassTrilobitomorpha
orderNektaspidida(Raymond 1920)
familyNaraoiidaeWalcott 1912
genusNaraoiaWalcott 1912
speciescompactaWalcott 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.

Naraoia compacta Walcott 1912
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektobenthicg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: blindo
Created: 2009-02-20 18:54:50
Modified: 2010-09-28 04:30:03
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Budd 1999

Age range: base of the St Davids to the top of the Marjumian or 509.00000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) Naraoia compacta (84412 84414 84415 84416 84418 84419 84422 84423 84424 84425 84426 84427 84428 84429 84430 84431 84432 84433 84434 84435 84436)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Naraoia compacta (171308)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Naraoia compacta (122072 122094)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Naraoia compacta (77206 228653 230679 230682)