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Fieldia

Fieldiidae

Taxonomy
Fieldia was named by Walcott (1912) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid-u]. It is not extant. Its type is Fieldia lanceolata.

It was assigned to Fieldiidae by Conway Morris (1977); and to Priapulida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
F. lanceolata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Fieldia Walcott
1977Fieldia Conway Morris
2002Fieldia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
CycloneuraliaAhlrichs 1995
RankNameAuthor
Scaldiphora
phylumPriapulidaThéel 1906
Archaeopriapulida
familyFieldiidae
genusFieldiaWalcott 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.

G. †Fieldia Walcott 1912
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Fieldia lanceolata Walcott 1912
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available