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Opabinia
Taxonomy
Opabinia was named by Walcott (1912) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid-u]. Its type is Opabinia regalis.
It was assigned to Radiodonta by Sepkoski (2002); to Problematica by Bambach et al. (2007); and to Opabiniidae by Walcott (1912), Pates et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Radiodonta by Sepkoski (2002); to Problematica by Bambach et al. (2007); and to Opabiniidae by Walcott (1912), Pates et al. (2022).
Species
O. regalis (type species)
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Wagner on 2024-05-07
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1912 | Opabinia Walcott |
| 2002 | Opabinia Sepkoski |
| 2007 | Opabinia Bambach et al. p. S83 |
| 2022 | Opabinia Pates et al. |
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available