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Amiskwidae

Amiskwidae

Taxonomy
Amiskwidae was named by Walcott (1911). Its type is Amiskwia.

It was assigned to Chaetognatha by Walcott (1911).

Subtaxa
Amiskwia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Amiskwidae Walcott p. 112

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
—Chaetognathifera
phylumChaetognathaLeuckart 1854
familyAmiskwidae
familyAmiskwidae

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. †Amiskwidae Walcott 1911
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G. †Amiskwia Walcott 1911
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†Amiskwia sagittiformis Walcott 1911
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: nektonicp
Diet: carnivorep
Created: 2009-09-21 12:30:49
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:31:01
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Delamaran or 521.00000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Amiskwia sinica (68083)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) Amiskwia sagittiformis (84428)