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Archaeopriapulida

Discussion

Used by Conway-Morris (1977) as an informal grade of early priapulids, but the name has been used by others, making it a proper name.

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Taxonomy
Archaeopriapulida was named by Conway Morris (1977). It was considered paraphyletic by Wills et al. (2012).

It was assigned to Priapulida by Conway Morris (1977), Wills et al. (2012), Peel (2017).

Subtaxa
Ancalagonidae, Fieldiidae, Lecythioscopa, Ottoidae, Scolecofurca, Singuuriqia
Entered
by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2023-05-25; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-02-21

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Archaeopriapulida Conway Morris p. 6
2012Archaeopriapulida Wills et al. pp. 2070, 2072
2017Archaeopriapulida Peel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
RankNameAuthor
phylumScalidophora(Lemburg 1995)
phylumPriapulidaThéel 1906
—Archaeopriapulida
—Archaeopriapulida

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.

Unr. †Archaeopriapulida Conway Morris 1977
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Fm. †Fieldiidae Conway Morris 1977
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G. †Fieldia Walcott 1912
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†Fieldia lanceolata Walcott 1912
G. †Lecythioscopa Conway Morris 1977
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†Lecythioscopa simplex Conway Morris 1977
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Invalid names: Canadia simplex Walcott 1931 [replaced]
Fm. †Ottoidae Walcott 1911
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G. †Ottoia Walcott 1911
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†Ottoia minor Walcott 1911
†Ottoia prolifica Walcott 1911
†Ottoia tenuis Walcott 1911
G. †Scolecofurca Conway Morris 1977
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†Scolecofurca rara Conway Morris 1977
G. †Singuuriqia Peel 2017
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†Singuuriqia simoni Peel 2017
Invalid names: Ancalagonidae Conway Morris 1977 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partsp
Locomotion: facultatively mobilep
Life habit: shallow infaunalp
Diet: carnivorep
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-10-08 23:14:00
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:03:57
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Stage 4 to the top of the Darriwilian or 514.50000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian - Caerfai521.0 - 506.5Greenland Singuuriqia simoni (9780)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Nevada) Ottoia sp. (10560)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Pennsylvania) Ottoia sp. (192 226194)
Stage 4514.5 - 506.5USA (Vermont) Ottoia sp. (237967)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Fieldia lanceolata, Ottoia prolifica (84418 84422 84424 84427) Ottoia prolifica (84412 84414 84416 84417 84419 84421 84423 84425 84426 84428 84429 84430 84431 84432 84433 84434 84435 84436 84437 121959)
Solvan508.2 - 504.5USA (Nevada) Ottoia sp. (9215)
Taijangian506.5 - 504.5China (Guizhou) Ottoia sp. (79770)
St Davids506.5 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Ottoia sp. (122017) Ottoia sp., Ottoia prolifica (122094)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Ottoia prolifica (77206 230679) Ottoia sp. (230681)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Ottoia sp. (122072)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0Canada (Alberta) Ottoia prolifica (238940)
Floian477.1 - 471.3China (Hunan) Ottoia sp. (226639)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2United Kingdom (Wales) A. NMW.2021.3 G.19 (230215)