Opabinia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Opabinia
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf endemic species
gptkbp:class gptkb:Dinocaridida
gptkbp:containsFossilsOf gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Charles_Doolittle_Walcott
gptkbp:describedYear 1912
gptkbp:diet carnivorous
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Burgess_Shale
gptkbp:endangeredStatus extinct
gptkbp:eyeColor five
gptkbp:family gptkb:Opabiniidae
gptkbp:features five stalked eyes
flexible proboscis ending in a claw
gptkbp:fossilRange gptkb:Middle_Cambrian
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Opabinia
gptkbp:hasBodyPart 15
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Opabinia
gptkbp:importantFor key Cambrian fossil
gptkbp:influenced understanding of early animal evolution
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:length about 7 cm
gptkbp:notableFeature fan-shaped tail
lateral lobes
proboscis
gptkbp:order gptkb:Radiodonta
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:residesIn marine environment
gptkbp:tailFan present
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Opabinia_regalis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Burgess_Shale
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5