Pikaia

Pikaia gracilens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chordata
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata

Stem-group Chordata
Genus: †Pikaia
Species (1): †P. gracilens

Name

Pikaia Walcott, 1911

Type species: Pikaia gracilens Walcott, 1911, by original designation.

References

Primary references

• Walcott, C.D. 1911. Middle Cambrian annelids. In: Cambrian geology and paleontology. II. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 57: 109–144, pls. 18–23. BHL.

Additional references

• Mussini, G., Smith, M.P., Vinther, J., Rahman, I.A., Murdock, D.J.E., Harper, D.A.T. & Dunn, F.S. 2024. A new interpretation of Pikaia reveals the origins of the chordate body plan. Current Biology 34(13): 2980–2989. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.05.026 . Reference page. 

Links

• BHL bibliography
• Pikaia – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pikaia.
• ION
• Nomenclator Zoologicus