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Wanwania

Rostroconchia - Ribeirioida - Ribeiriidae

Taxonomy
Wanwania was named by Kobayashi (1933) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Dres-u O Trem Sepkoski's reference number: 542]. It is not extant. Its type is Wanwania cambrica.

It was assigned to Ribeiriidae by Pojeta and Runnegar (1976); to Ribeirioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Wanwaniidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Wanwania Kobayashi
1976Wanwania Pojeta and Runnegar p. 47
2002Wanwania Sepkoski
2010Wanwania Bouchet et al.

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

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. †Wanwania Kobayashi 1933
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Wanwania ambonychiformis Kobayashi 1933
Wanwania cambrica Kobayashi 1933
Wanwania compressa Kobayashi 1933
Wanwania drucei Pojeta et al. 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available