Full reference: M. L. Droser and J. G. Gehling. 2008. Synchronous aggregate growth in an abundant new Ediacaran tubular organism. Science 319:1660-1662
Parent taxon: Metazoa according to D. H. Erwin et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Bilateria, Diploblastica, Homoblastica, Hyolithelminthida, Vertebrosa, Westgardia, Porifera, Macrocypris kayi, Problematica, Evmiaksia, Chenmengella, Palaeacmaea, Pentaradialomorpha, Siphonoconcha, Oligoopilionus, Persimedusites, Odontogriphidae, Silicispongea, Agmata, Broccoliforma, Gaojiashania, Ventogyrus, Subtilicyathus, Tetraradialomorpha, Rhizostomites, Trichoplax, Silicea, Proarticulata, Lidaconus, Hadrynichorde, Sentularia, Inaria, Triradialomorpha, Euradiculata, Scenellopsis, Xidazoon, Yelovichnus, Convolutubus, Gephyrea, Kinzeriidae, Lazaichnus, Lomosovis, Megathrix, Nectocarididae, Erniettomorpha, Chondroplon, Atalotaenia, Tentaculitoidea, Parazoa, Cloudinidae, Bronicella, Somatohelix, Bomakellia, Hiemalora, Goettingenia, Mesozoa, Epitheliozoa, Kimberellomorpha, Bilaterialomorpha, Muricassis, Arboreomorpha, Dictyorhabdus, Limacites, Petalonamae, Hadryniscala, Kullingia, Eumetazoa, Kuckaraukia, Spygoria, Deuteronectanebos, Yunnanomedusa, Eodiorygma, Yangtziramulus, Protolyellia, Helanoichnus, Khasaktidae, Cnidaria
Subtaxa: Funisia dorothea
Type: Funisia dorothea
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal osmotroph
Distribution:
• Ediacaran of Australia (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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