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 Temporal range: Early Cambrian–Mid Cambrian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
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

• paleontology portal
• Arthropods portal

• Cambrian explosion
• List of Chengjiang Biota species by phylum