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Oesia

Pikaidae

Taxonomy
Oesia was named by Walcott (1911) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid-u]. Its type is Oesia disjuncta.

It was assigned to Pikaidae by Walcott (1911); and to Problematica by Sepkoski (2002) and Bambach et al. (2007).

Species
O. disjuncta (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Oesia Walcott p. 131
2002Oesia Sepkoski
2007Oesia Bambach et al. p. S83

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Gephyrea
RankNameAuthor
familyPikaidae
genusOesia

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. †Oesia Walcott 1911
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Oesia disjuncta Walcott 1911
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partsg
Locomotion: fast-movingg
Life habit: nektonicg
Diet: carnivoreg
Comments: 115; LIFE HISTORY: planktonic, swimming predator.g
Created: 2009-10-08 22:49:09
Modified: 2009-10-09 00:51:40
Source: g = genus
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Cambrian to the top of the Delamaran or 509.00000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) O. disjuncta (84421 84422 84423 84424 84425 84428) O. sp. (84412 84414 84416 84417 84418 84419 84420 84429 84432 84433 84434 84435 84436 84437)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) O. sp. (171308)