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Utaurora comosa

Opabiniidae

Taxonomy
Utaurora comosa was named by Pates et al. (2022) [= 2008 Anomalocaris sp.: Briggs et al., p. 241, figure 3 [33] = 2015 Anomalocaris sp.: Robison et al., p. 54–55, fig. 153 (top left) [55] = 2021 Incertae sedis: Pates et al., p. 29, table 1. [56]]. Its type specimen is KUMIP 314087 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Carpoid Quarry, which is in a Marjumian deep subtidal ramp mudstone in the Wheeler Formation of Utah.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Utaurora comosa Pates et al. p. 20212093 figs. 1b,c, 2b,d, and 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
RankNameAuthor
Panarthropoda
familyOpabiniidaeWalcott 1912
genusUtaurora
speciescomosa

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Utaurora comosa Pates et al. 2022
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Marjumian or 504.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Utaurora comosa (type locality: 80125)