Supplementary Table 2 – Taxa of the Walcott Quarry with their respective abundance,
ecological modes (tieirng level, motility and feeding mode), and phyla (or other higher
taxonomic grouping). This dataset is adapted from Caron and Jackson (2008); see the
original paper for details on data collection. # = Number of individuals
Taxa
Acanthotretella spinosa
Acrothyra gregaria
Alalcomenaeus cambricus
Amiskwia sagittiformis
Ancalagon minor
Anomalocaris canadensis
Aysheaia pedunculata
Bosworthia spp.
Branchiocaris pretiosa
Burgessia bella
Burgessochaeta setigera
Cambrorhytium spp.
Canadaspis perfecta
Canadia setigera
Capsospongia undulata
Caryosyntrips serratus
Chancelloria? spp.
Chancia palliseri
Chaunograptus scandens
Choia spp.
Crumillospongia spp.
Ctenorhabdotus sp.
Dalyia sp.
Diagoniella hindei
Dictyophycus gracilis
Dinomischus isolatus
Diraphora bellicostata
Echinodermata
Echmatocrinus brachiatus
Ehmaniella spp.
Eiffelia globosa
Eldonia ludwigi
Elrathia permulta
Elrathina cordillerae
Emeraldella brocki
Falospongia falata
Fieldia lanceolata
Fieldospongia bellilineata
Gogia? sp.
Habelia optata
Habelia? brevicauda
Halicondrites elissa
Hallucigenia spp.
#
21
253
618
13
2
1
20
20
4
1383
189
192
4525
28
2
9
178
1
11
107
49
5
37
128
308
13
664
13
5
392
60
224
11
1937
21
5
18
5
6
22
32
7
109
Location
epibenthic
epibenthic
nektobenthic
nektonic
endobenthic
nektonic
epibenthic
epibenthic
nektobenthic
epibenthic
endobenthic
epibenthic
nektobenthic
nektobenthic
epibenthic
nektobenthic
epibenthic
epibenthic
epibenthic
epibenthic
epibenthic
nektonic
epibenthic
epibenthic
epibenthic
epibenthic
epibenthic
unknown
epibenthic
epibenthic
epibenthic
epibenthic
epibenthic
epibenthic
nektobenthic
epibenthic
endobenthic
epibenthic
epibenthic
epibenthic
epibenthic
epibenthic
epibenthic
Motility
sessile
sessile
mobile
mobile
mobile
mobile
mobile
sessile
mobile
mobile
mobile
sessile
mobile
mobile
sessile
mobile
sessile
mobile
sessile
sessile
sessile
mobile
sessile
sessile
sessile
sessile
sessile
mobile
sessile
mobile
sessile
mobile
mobile
mobile
mobile
sessile
mobile
sessile
sessile
mobile
mobile
sessile
mobile
Feeding
suspension
suspension
carnivorous
unknown
carnivorous
carnivorous
carnivorous
primary producer
deposit
deposit
deposit
carnivorous
deposit
carnivorous
suspension
carnivorous
suspension
deposit
suspension
suspension
suspension
unknown
primary producer
suspension
primary producer
suspension
suspension
unknown
suspension
deposit
suspension
deposit
deposit
deposit
carnivorous
suspension
deposit
suspension
deposit
carnivorous
deposit
suspension
carnivorous
Phylum
Brachiopoda
Brachiopoda
Arthropoda
Unknown
Priapulida
Arthropoda
Onychophora
Algae/Cyanobacteria
Arthropoda
Arthropoda
Annelida
Cnidaria
Arthropoda
Annelida
Porifera
Arthropoda
Unknown
Arthropoda
Hemichordata
Porifera
Porifera
Ctenophora
Algae/Cyanobacteria
Porifera
Algae/Cyanobacteria
Unknown
Brachiopoda
Echinodermata
Echinodermata
Arthropoda
Porifera
Echinodermata
Arthropoda
Arthropoda
Arthropoda
Porifera
Priapulida
Porifera
Echinodermata
Arthropoda
Arthropoda
Porifera
Onychophora
Taxa
Hamptonia bowerbanki
Hanburia gloriosa
Haplophrentis carinatus
Hazelia spp.
Helmetia expansa
Herpetogaster collinsi
Hurdia sp.
Insolicorypha psygma?
Isoxys spp.
Kootenia burgessensis
Laggania cambria
Leanchoilia spp.
Leanchoilia? cf. protagonia
Leptomitus lineatus
Liangshanella spp.
Lingulella waptaensis
Louisella pedunculata
Mackenzia costalis
Marpolia spissa
Marrella splendens
Micromitra burgessensis
Molaria spinifera
Mollisonia sp.
Morania sp.
Naraoia spp.
Nisusia burgessensis
Odaraia alata
Odontogriphus omalus
Olenoides serratus
Opabinia regalis
Orthrozanclus reburrus
Oryctocephalus spp.
Ottoia prolifica
Pagetia bootes
Paterina zenobia
Peronochaeta dubia
Perspicaris spp.
Petaloptyon sp.
Pikaia gracilens
Pirania muricata
Plenocaris plena
Pollingeria grandis
Portalia mira
Priscansermarinus barnetti?
Protospongia hicksi
Ptychagnostus praecurrens
Sarotrocercus oblita
Scenella amii
Selkirkia spp.
Sidneyia inexpectans
Skania fragilis
Spartobranchus tenuis
Stephenoscolex argutus
Takakkawia lineata
#
48
4
186
4990
5
7
69
1
163
118
108
55
1
140
6263
325
48
14
40
5028
160
144
21
2580
392
133
217
221
213
3
9
224
677
1022
18
19
202
1
16
198
106
3080
17
4
102
3985
28
1206
1574
144
1
1345
150
1377
Location
epibenthic
epibenthic
epibenthic
epibenthic
nektobenthic
epibenthic
nektonic
nektonic
nektonic
nektobenthic
nektonic
nektobenthic
nektobenthic
epibenthic
nektobenthic
epibenthic
endobenthic
epibenthic
planktonic
nektobenthic
epibenthic
epibenthic
nektobenthic
epibenthic
epibenthic
epibenthic
nektonic
epibenthic
nektobenthic
nektonic
epibenthic
nektobenthic
endobenthic
epibenthic
epibenthic
endobenthic
nektonic
epibenthic
nektonic
epibenthic
nektobenthic
unknown
epibenthic
epibenthic
epibenthic
epibenthic
nektonic
epibenthic
endobenthic
nektobenthic
nektobenthic
unknown
endobenthic
epibenthic
Motility
sessile
mobile
mobile
sessile
mobile
mobile
mobile
mobile
mobile
mobile
mobile
mobile
mobile
sessile
mobile
sessile
mobile
sessile
sessile
mobile
sessile
mobile
mobile
sessile
mobile
sessile
mobile
mobile
mobile
mobile
mobile
mobile
mobile
mobile
sessile
mobile
mobile
sessile
mobile
sessile
mobile
unknown
mobile
sessile
sessile
mobile
mobile
mobile
mobile
mobile
mobile
unknown
mobile
sessile
Feeding
suspension
unknown
deposit
suspension
suspension
suspension
carnivorous
unknown
carnivorous
carnivorous
carnivorous
carnivorous
carnivorous
suspension
carnivorous
suspension
carnivorous
suspension
primary producer
deposit
suspension
deposit
unknown
primary producer
carnivorous
suspension
carnivorous
herbivorous
carnivorous
carnivorous
herbivorous
carnivorous
carnivorous
deposit
suspension
carnivorous
carnivorous
suspension
unknown
suspension
deposit
unknown
unknown
suspension
suspension
deposit
suspension
herbivorous
carnivorous
carnivorous
unknown
unknown
unknown
suspension
Phylum
Porifera
Arthropoda
Hyolitha
Porifera
Arthropoda
Unknown
Arthropoda
Annelida
Arthropoda
Arthropoda
Arthropoda
Arthropoda
Arthropoda
Porifera
Arthropoda
Brachiopoda
Priapulida
Cnidaria
Algae/Cyanobacteria
Arthropoda
Brachiopoda
Arthropoda
Arthropoda
Algae/Cyanobacteria
Arthropoda
Brachiopoda
Arthropoda
Mollusca
Arthropoda
Arthropoda
Mollusca
Arthropoda
Priapulida
Arthropoda
Brachiopoda
Annelida
Arthropoda
Porifera
Chordata
Porifera
Arthropoda
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Porifera
Arthropoda
Arthropoda
Mollusca
Priapulida
Arthropoda
Arthropoda
Hemichordata
Annelida
Porifera
Taxa
Tubullela sp.
Tuzoia spp.
Undet Algae WQ-A
Undet Arthropoda WQ-A
Undet Arthropoda WQ-B
Undet Arthropoda WQ-C
Undet Arthropoda WQ-D
Undet Brachiopoda WQ-A
Undet Chaetognatha WQ-A
Undet Holothuroidea WQ-A
Undet Polychaeta WQ-A
Undet Polychaeta WQ-B
Undet Polychaeta WQ-C
Undet Porifera WQ-A
Undet Porifera WQ-B
Undet Taxon A
Undet Taxon WQ-A
Undet Taxon WQ-B
Undet Taxon WQ-C
Undet Taxon WQ-D
Undet Taxon WQ-E
Undet Taxon WQ-F
Undet Taxon WQ-H
Undet Taxon WQ-I
Undet Taxon WQ-J
Vauxia sp.
Wahpia sp.
Walcottidiscus sp.
Wapkia grandis
Waptia fieldensis
Waputikia ramosa
Wiwaxia corrugata
Yohoia tenuis
Yuknessia simplex
#
118
14
144
3
6
2
2
6
26
2
19
99
9
147
3
302
2
2
3
8
2
9
3
4
62
25
33
16
32
454
10
464
711
23
Location
epibenthic
nektonic
epibenthic
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
epibenthic
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
epibenthic
epibenthic
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
epibenthic
epibenthic
epibenthic
epibenthic
nektobenthic
epibenthic
epibenthic
nektobenthic
epibenthic
Motility
sessile
mobile
sessile
mobile
mobile
mobile
mobile
sessile
mobile
unknown
mobile
mobile
mobile
sessile
sessile
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
sessile
sessile
sessile
sessile
mobile
sessile
mobile
mobile
sessile
Feeding
suspension
unknown
primary producer
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
suspension
suspension
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
suspension
suspension
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
suspension
primary producer
suspension
suspension
deposit
primary producer
herbivorous
carnivorous
primary producer
Phylum
Cnidaria
Arthropoda
Algae/Cyanobacteria
Arthropoda
Arthropoda
Arthropoda
Arthropoda
Brachiopoda
Chaetognatha
Echinodermata
Annelida
Annelida
Annelida
Porifera
Porifera
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Porifera
Algae/Cyanobacteria
Echinodermata
Porifera
Arthropoda
Algae/Cyanobacteria
Mollusca
Arthropoda
Algae/Cyanobacteria