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Wiwaxia
Taxonomy
Wiwaxia was named by Walcott (1911) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Tojo Cm mMid-u Sepkoski's reference number: 809]. Its type is Orthotheca corrugata. It is the type genus of Wiwaxidae.
It was assigned to Wiwaxidae by Walcott (1911) and Conway Morris and Robison (1988); to Sachitida by Sepkoski (2002); to Halwaxida by Conway Morris and Caron (2007); to Metazoa by Bambach et al. (2007); and to Annelida by Caron and Jackson (2008).
It was assigned to Wiwaxidae by Walcott (1911) and Conway Morris and Robison (1988); to Sachitida by Sepkoski (2002); to Halwaxida by Conway Morris and Caron (2007); to Metazoa by Bambach et al. (2007); and to Annelida by Caron and Jackson (2008).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1911 | Wiwaxia Walcott p. 123 |
| 1988 | Wiwaxia Conway Morris and Robison p. 39 |
| 2002 | Wiwaxia Sepkoski |
| 2007 | Wiwaxia Bambach et al. p. S83 |
| 2007 | Wiwaxia Conway Morris and Caron p. 1258 |
| 2008 | Wiwaxia Caron and Jackson p. 226 |
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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. †Wiwaxia Walcott 1911
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†Wiwaxia corrugata Matthew 1899
†Wiwaxia foliosa Yang et al. 2014
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available