†Metaspriggina Simonetta and Insom 1993
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Full reference: A. M. Simonetta and E. Insom. 1993. New animals from the Burgess Shale (Middle Cambrian) and their possible significance for the understanding of the Bilateria. Bolletino di Zoologia 60(1):97-107
Parent taxon: Chordata according to R. K. Bambach et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Banffozoa, Cephalochordata, Olfactores, Pikaia, Pikaidae, Tunicata, Undichna, Vertebrata, Vetulicolida, Yunnanozoon, Shenzianyuloma
Subtaxa: Metaspriggina walcotti
Type: Metaspriggina walcotti
Ecology: nektonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (2: British Columbia collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
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