Pikaia
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Chordata |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Stem-group Chordata
Genus: †Pikaia
Species (1):
†P. gracilens
Name
[edit]Pikaia Walcott, 1911
Type species: Pikaia gracilens Walcott, 1911, by original designation.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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