Opabiniidae

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title: Opabiniidae
text: 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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description: Extinct family of basal arthropods
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opabiniidae
date created: 2011-02-02T16:02:16Z
date modified: 2024-09-10T02:43:51Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/20220213_Opabiniidae_Opabiniids.png","width":1000,"height":650}
fields total: 13
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