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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Order: | †Bradoriida |
| Genus: | †Comptaluta Öpik, 1968 |
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| †Comptaluta calcarata Öpik, 1968
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References edit
- ^ Armin Öpik (1968), Ordian (Cambrian) Crustacea Bradoriida of Australia, Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, Wikidata Q116923738
- ^ 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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