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Opabinia
Taxonomy
Opabinia was named by Walcott (1912) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid-u].
It was assigned to Radiodonta by Sepkoski (2002); to Problematica by Bambach et al. (2007); and to Opabiniidae by Walcott (1912) and 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) and Pates et al. (2022).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1912 | Opabinia Walcott |
2002 | Opabinia Sepkoski |
2007 | Opabinia Bambach et al. p. S83 |
2022 | Opabinia Pates et al. |
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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. †Opabinia Walcott 1912
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available