Selkirkia (ICZN)

Selkirkia columbia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Selkirkiimorpha
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Cycloneuralia Cladus: Scalidophora Phylum: Priapulida Ordo: †Selkirkiomorpha

Familia: †Selkirkiidae
Genus: †Selkirkia
Species: †S. columbia – †S. spencei – †S. willoughbyi

Name

Selkirkia Walcott, 1911: 120

Gender: feminine.

Type species: Selkirkia columbia Conway Morris, 1977, by designation under the plenary powers. (ICZN, 1985)

Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 1337.

References

Primary references

• ICZN 1985. Opinion 1337. Selkirkia columbia Conway Morris, 1977 designated as type species of Selkirkia Walcott, 1911 (Priapulida). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 42: 249–250. BHL. Reference page. 
• Walcott, C.D. 1911. Middle Cambrian annelids. In: Cambrian geology and paleontology. II. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 57(5): 109–144, pls. 18–23. BHL. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Conway Morris, S. 1977. Fossil priapulid worms. Special Papers in Palaeontology 20: 1–155. Online Reference page.