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Archaeopriapulida

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Used by Conway-Morris (1977) as an informal grade of early priapulids, but the name has been used by others, making it a proper name.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Archaeopriapulida Conway Morris p. 6
2012Archaeopriapulida Wills et al. pp. 2070, 2072
2017Archaeopriapulida Peel

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

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.

Unr. †Archaeopriapulida Conway Morris 1977
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Fm. †Fieldiidae Conway Morris 1977
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G. †Fieldia Walcott 1912
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†Fieldia lanceolata Walcott 1912
G. †Lecythioscopa Conway Morris 1977
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†Lecythioscopa simplex Conway Morris 1977
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Invalid names: Canadia simplex Walcott 1931 [replaced]
Fm. †Miskoidae Walcott 1911
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G. †Louisella
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†Louisella pedunculata Conway Morris 1977
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Invalid names: Miskoia pedunculata Walcott 1911 [replaced]
G. †Miskoia Walcott 1911
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†Miskoia preciosa Walcott 1911
Fm. †Ottoidae Walcott 1911
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G. †Banffia Walcott 1911
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†Banffia constricta Walcott 1911
†Banffia episoma Conway Morris et al. 2015
G. †Ottoia Walcott 1911
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†Ottoia minor Walcott 1911
†Ottoia prolifica Walcott 1911
†Ottoia tenuis Walcott 1911
G. †Scolecofurca Conway Morris 1977
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†Scolecofurca rara Conway Morris 1977
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
G. †Singuuriqia Peel 2017
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†Singuuriqia simoni Peel 2017
Invalid names: Ancalagonidae Conway Morris 1977 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partsp
Locomotion: facultatively mobilep
Life habit: shallow infaunalp
Diet: carnivorep
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-10-08 23:14:00
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:03:57
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Darriwilian or 521.00000 to 458.40000 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Banffia confusa (68083) Banffia sp. (86929)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Hubai) Selkirkia sp., Banffia sp. (219687)
Atdabanian - Caerfai521.0 - 509.0Greenland Singuuriqia simoni (9780)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2USA (Pennsylvania) Ottoia sp., Selkirkia pennsylvanica (192 226194)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2USA (Nevada) Ottoia sp. (10560) Selkirkia sp. (9820)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5USA (Utah) Selkirkia spencei, Selkirkia columbia (77218) Selkirkia willoughby, Selkirkia sp. (77219)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) Fieldia lanceolata, Ottoia prolifica, Selkirkia columbia, Louisella pedunculata (84418) Ottoia prolifica, Selkirkia columbia (84414 84416 84417 84434 84437) Ottoia prolifica, Selkirkia columbia, Louisella pedunculata (84423 84436) Selkirkia columbia (84413 84415 84420) Selkirkia sp. A, Ottoia prolifica, Selkirkia columbia (84421) Selkirkia sp. A, Fieldia lanceolata, Ottoia prolifica, Selkirkia columbia (84427) Selkirkia sp. A, Fieldia lanceolata, Ottoia prolifica, Selkirkia columbia, Louisella pedunculata (84422 84424) Selkirkia sp. A, Ottoia prolifica, Selkirkia columbia (84412 84419 84426 84430 84431 84433) Selkirkia sp. A, Ottoia prolifica, Selkirkia columbia, Louisella pedunculata (84425 84428 84429 84432 84435)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5USA (Idaho) Selkirkia sp. (207) Selkirkia spencei (76096)
Solvan510.2 - 504.5USA (Nevada) Ottoia sp. (9215)
Taijangian509.0 - 504.5China (Guizhou) Ottoia sp. (79770)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Selkirkia sp., Banffia sp. (171308)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0USA (Utah) Banffia episoma (80122)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Canada (Brithish Columbia) Selkirkia sp. (188664)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Ottoia sp. (122017 122072) Ottoia sp., Ottoia prolifica (122094)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5USA (Utah) Ottoia sp., Selkirkia sp. (230681)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Ottoia prolifica (77206) Selkirkia willoughbyi, Ottoia prolifica (230679)
Floian477.7 - 470.0China (Hunan) Ottoia sp. (226639)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4United Kingdom (Wales) A. NMW.2021.3 G.19 (230215)