Full reference: M. F. Glaessner and M. Wade. 1966. The late Precambrian fossils from Ediacara, South Australia. Palaeontology 9(4):599-628
Parent taxon: Metazoa according to D. H. Erwin et al. 2011
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Bilateria, Diploblastica, Homoblastica, Hyolithelminthida, Namalia, Vertebrosa, Westgardia, Primocandelabrum, Paracharnia, Yunnanomedusa, Lidaconus, Megathrix, Dictyorhabdus, Pseudovendia, Kinzeriidae, Mawsonites, Macrocypris kayi, Lomosovis, Kuckaraukia, Protolyellia, Khasaktidae, Beltanelliformis, Silicea, Petalonamae, Kimberellomorpha, Goettingenia, Rangeomorpha, Atalotaenia, Rhizostomites, Deuteronectanebos, Persimedusites, Subtilicyathus, Kullingia, Spygoria, Chenmengella, Silicispongea, Triradialomorpha, Hadrynichorde, Arboreomorpha, Chondroplon, Evmiaksia, Euradiculata, Pentaradialomorpha, Limacites, Hiemalora, Mesozoa, Siphonoconcha, Yangtziramulus, Armillifera, Parazoa, Proarticulata, Convolutubus, Bronicella, Odontogriphidae, Eumetazoa, Oligoopilionus, Somatohelix, Tetraradialomorpha, Nectocarididae, Epitheliozoa, Palaeacmaea, Nemiana, Muricassis, Scenellopsis, Hadryniscala, Tentaculitoidea, Bomakellia, Parviscopa, Eodiorygma, Ventogyrus, Inaria, Agmata, Funisia, Trichoplax, Xidazoon, Cnidaria, Lazaichnus, Sentularia, Porifera, Bilaterialomorpha, Gephyrea, Problematica, Erniettomorpha, Yelovichnus
Subtaxa: Ovatoscutum concentricum
Type: Ovatoscutum concentricum
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal osmotroph
Distribution:
• Ediacaran of Australia (1 collection), the Russian Federation (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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