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Opabinia

Opabiniidae

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).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Opabinia Walcott
2002Opabinia Sepkoski
2007Opabinia Bambach et al. p. S83
2022Opabinia Pates et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
RankNameAuthor
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
familyOpabiniidaeWalcott 1912
genusOpabinia

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