Synonyms: Beltanella gilesi Sprigg 1947, Charniodiscus planus Sokolov 1972, Cyclomedusa davidi Sprigg 1947, Cyclomedusa delicata Fedonkin 1981, Cyclomedusa gigantea Sprigg 1949, Cyclomedusa minima Fedonkin 1981, Cyclomedusa plana Glaessner and Wade 1966, Cyclomedusa radiata Sprigg 1949, Ediacaria flindersi Sprigg 1947, Glaessneria imperfecta Gureev 1987, Irridinitus multiradiatus Fedonkin 1983, Jampolium wyrzhykoowskii Gureev 1988, Madigania annulata Sprigg 1949, Medusinites patellaris Sokolov 1972, Paliella patelliformis Fedonkin 1980, Paramedusium africanum Gurich 1933, Planomedusites patellaris Sokolov 1972, Protodipleurosoma rugulosum Fedonkin 1980, Protodipleurosoma wardi Sprigg 1949, Spriggia wadeae Sun 1986, Tateana inflata Sprigg 1949, Tirasiana concentralis Bekker 1977, Tirasiana coniformis Palij 1976, Tirasiana disciformis Palij 1976, Vendella larini Gureev 1987
Belongs to Aspidella according to H. J. Hofmann et al. 2008
See also Fedonkin et al. 2007, Gehling et al. 2000, Glaessner and Wade 1966 and Walcott 1899
Sister taxa: Aspidella costata, Aspidella hatyspytia, Cyclomedusa serebrina, Eoporpita medusa
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal osmotroph
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (1: California collection)
• Wonokan of Canada (7: Northwest Territories, Yukon)
• Ediacaran of Australia (3), Brazil (1), Canada (31: British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories), Mexico (1), the Russian Federation (5), the United Kingdom (1), United States (2: Massachusetts, North Carolina)
• Cryogenian of Kazakhstan (1)
Total: 53 collections including 67 occurrences
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