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Selkirkia
Taxonomy
Selkirkia was named by Walcott (1911) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Tojo Cm uMid-m Sepkoski's reference number: 883]. Its type is Orthotheca major. It is the type genus of Selkirkiidae.
It was assigned to Canadidae by Walcott (1911); to Selkirkiidae by Conway Morris (1977) and Conway Morris and Robison (1988); and to Priapulida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Canadidae by Walcott (1911); to Selkirkiidae by Conway Morris (1977) and Conway Morris and Robison (1988); and to Priapulida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1911 | Selkirkia Walcott p. 120 |
1977 | Selkirkia Conway Morris p. 33 |
1988 | Selkirkia Conway Morris and Robison p. 24 |
2002 | Selkirkia Sepkoski |
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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. †Selkirkia Walcott 1911
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†Selkirkia columbia Conway Morris 1977
†Selkirkia fragilis Walcott 1911
†Selkirkia major Walcott 1908
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available