As we have concluded that the original type species of Chilodictyon, C. caliporum, actually belongs to the genus Paleohexadictyon, the species once included within Chilodictyon now require a new genus. We propose the name Thorakidictyon.
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Full reference: P. A. Cohen and A. H. Knoll. 2012. Scale Microfossils from the mid Neoproterozoic Fifteenmile Group, Yukon. Journal of Paleontology 86(5):775-800
Parent taxon: Eukarya according to P. A. Cohen and A. H. Knoll 2012
Sister taxa: Archeoxybaphon, Characodictyon, Circidentatus, Circitorquis, Cycliocyrillium, Daedalosphaera, Galerosphaera, Gyalosphaera, Herisphaera, Hexacatillus, Melanocyrillium, Nunatsiaquus, Ospercapatera, Palaeastrum, Palaeoarcella, Paleohexadictyon, Paleomegasquama, Paleoscutula, Petasisquama, Protoctista, Quadrireticulum, Squamosphaera
Subtaxa: Thorakidictyon circireticulum Thorakidictyon myriocanthum
Distribution: found only at Mount Slipper ( of Yukon)
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