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Oepikila cambrica

Rostroconchia - Ribeirioida - Ribeiriidae

Taxonomy
Opikella cambrica was named by Runnegar and Pojeta (1974). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Locality 85. Low strike rises of limestone in low soil plains, on road from 20-Mile Bore to Glenormiston, 9.5 kilometers NNE of 20-Mile Bore, which is in a Warendian marine limestone in the Tomahawk Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Oepikila.

It was recombined as Oepikila cambrica by Pojeta and Runnegar (1976) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Opikella cambrica Runnegar and Pojeta
1976Oepikila cambrica Pojeta and Runnegar p. 61 figs. pl. 10 f. 14-15
2023Oepikila cambrica Wagner p. 3026

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classRostroconchia
orderRibeirioida
superfamilyRibeirioidea
familyRibeiriidae
genusOepikila
speciescambrica()

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.

Oepikila cambrica Runnegar and Pojeta 1974
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Diagnosis
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