Thectardis Clapham et al. 2004 (triangle)

Thectardis

Full reference: M. E. Clapham, G. M. Narbonne, J. G. Gehling, C. Greentree, and M. M. Anderson. 2004. Thectardis avalonensis: a new Ediacaran fossil from the Mistaken Point biota, Newfoundland. Journal of Paleontology 78(6):1031-1036

Parent taxon: Porifera according to E. A. Sperling et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Alasonia, Aphlebospongia, Archaeocyatha, Ausia, Batchatocyathus, Bicyathus, Bortepesia, Calcarea, Clathrispongia, Codites, Coniatopenia, Cornuaspongia, Coronacollina, Cotyliscus, Cribricyatha, Cribroscyphia, Cuneiphycus, Cupulochonia, Cupulospongia, Cyclospongia, Demospongiae, Diestosphecion, Diplostomella, Disjectoporidae, Dulmius, Dulmius innovatus, Dyocopanon, Eocoryne, Eocyathispongia, Floriana, Glenodictyum, Heteractinida, Hexactinellida, Holocoelia, Homoscleromorpha, Lamellispongia, Limnoretheles, Megalelasma, Microcoryne, Monotheles, Nabaviella, Nelumbosium, Nelumbosium primum, Oligoplagia, Palaeophragmodictya, Pharetronida, Pilosphecion, Plectinia, Polyactinellidae, Polycnemiseudea, Psephidia, Pulchrilaminida, Puppispongia, Puppispongia prostrema, Radicispongia, Rauffia, Rugoconites, Sclerospongiae, Scribroporella, Scyphia, Shitangspongia, Sinoflabrum, Sparsispongia, Sphinctozoa, Spirocyathidae, Stromatofungia, Stromatoporoidea, Taraxaculum, Textispongia, Thalamospongia, Toriscodermia, Tragos, Trammeria, Tubispongia

Subtaxa: Thectardis avalonensis

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Type: Thectardis avalonensis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ediacaran of Canada (4: Newfoundland and Labrador collections), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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