Wiwaxia

Wiwaxia corrugata

Taxonavigation

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
Cladus: Spiralia
Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Genus: †Wiwaxia
Species (2): W. corrugata – W. taijiangensis

Name

Wiwaxia Walcott, 1911: 123

Type species: Orthotheca corrugata Matthew, 1899, by original designation.

References

Primary references

• 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

• Zhao, Qian Yi & Li 1994: Wiwaxia from Early-Middle Cambrian Kaili Formation in Taijiang, Guizhou. Acta palaeontologica sinica, 33(3): 359–366.

Links

• Pharyngula entry on Orthrozanclus reburrus

Vernacular names

• català: Wiwaxia
• Deutsch: Wiwaxia
• español: Wiwaxia
• suomi: Wiwaxia
• français: Wiwaxia
• italiano: Wiwaxia
• 日本語: ウィワクシア
• 한국어: 위왁시아
• Bahasa Melayu: Wiwaxia
• polski: Wiwaxia
• português: Wiwaxia
• русский: Виваксия
• svenska: wiwaxia
• українська: Віваксія
• Volapük: Wiwaxia

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