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Worthenella

Megacheira - Kootenichelidae

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

It was assigned to Wiwaxidae by Walcott (1911); to Problematica by Sepkoski (2002); to Metazoa by Bambach et al. (2007); and to Kootenichelidae by Legg (2013).

Species
W. cambria (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Worthenella Walcott p. 125
2002Worthenella Sepkoski
2007Worthenella Bambach et al. p. S83
2013Worthenella Legg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
classMegacheira
familyKootenichelidae
genusWorthenella

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. †Worthenella Walcott 1911
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Worthenella cambria Walcott 1911
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available