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Naraoia magna

Artiopoda - Nektaspidida - Naraoiidae

Taxonomy
Naraoia magna was named by Mayers et al. (2019). Its type specimen is ROMIP 64455 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Marble Canyon collection, which is in a Cambrian slope claystone/lime mudstone in the Stephen Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Naraoia magna Mayers et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
superclassTrilobitomorpha
orderNektaspidida(Raymond 1920)
familyNaraoiidaeWalcott 1912
genusNaraoiaWalcott 1912
speciesmagna

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.

Naraoia magna Mayers et al. 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektobenthicg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: blindo
Created: 2009-02-20 18:54:50
Modified: 2010-09-28 04:30:03
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Budd 1999

Age range: base of the Middle Cambrian to the top of the Drumian or 506.50000 to 500.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Naraoia magna (121963)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Naraoia magna (type locality: 171308 234716)
Drumian504.5 - 500.5Canada (British Columbia) Naraoia magna (236015)