Opabiniidae: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Dinocaridida
- Order
- Radiodonta
- Family
- Opabiniidae
- Genus
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Opabiniidae
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Opabiniidae
Opabiniidae is an extinct family of marine stem-arthropods. Its type and best-known genus is Opabinia. It also contains Utaurora, and Mieridduryn. Opabiniids closely resemble radiodonts, but their frontal appendages were basally fused into a proboscis. Opabiniids also distinguishable from radiodonts by setal blades covering at least part of the body flaps and serrated caudal rami.
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