Comptaluta

Comptaluta is an extinct genus of Cambrian bradoriid arthropod. The genus was erected by Armin Öpik, who described C. calcarata and C. profunda from the Ordian of Australia.[1] Two further species have been described from the Chengjiang biota: C. kailiensis and C. inflata.[2]

Comptaluta
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Order: †Bradoriida
Genus: †Comptaluta
Öpik, 1968
Type species
†Comptaluta calcarata
Öpik, 1968
Species
  • †C. calcarata Öpik, 1968
  • †C. inflata Cheng, 1974
  • †C. kailiensis Peng et al. 2010
  • †C. profunda Öpik, 1968

See also

References
  1. Armin Öpik (1968), Ordian (Cambrian) Crustacea Bradoriida of Australia, Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, Wikidata Q116923738
  2. Peng, Jin; Feng, Hongzhen; Fu, Xiaoping; Zhao, Yuanlong; Yao, Lu (2010-01-27). "New Bradoriid Arthropods from the Early Cambrian Balang Formation of Eastern Guizhou, South China". Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition. 84 (1): 56–68. doi:10.1111/j.1755-6724.2010.00170.x. S2CID 140575214.


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