Full reference: D. H. Erwin, M. Laflamme, S. M. Tweedt, E. A. Sperling, D. Pisani and K. J. Peterson. 2011. The Cambrian Conundrum: Early Divergence and Later Ecological Success in the Early History of Animals. Science 334(6059):1091-1097
Parent taxon: Metazoa according to D. H. Erwin et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Bilateria, Diploblastica, Homoblastica, Hyolithelminthida, Vertebrosa, Westgardia, Bronicella, Dictyorhabdus, Proarticulata, Macrocypris kayi, Palaeacmaea, Kinzeriidae, Trichoplax, Silicea, Euradiculata, Limacites, Ventogyrus, Persimedusites, Atalotaenia, Eumetazoa, Yangtziramulus, Khasaktidae, Gephyrea, Deuteronectanebos, Triradialomorpha, Problematica, Hadryniscala, Pentaradialomorpha, Bilaterialomorpha, Sentularia, Xidazoon, Eodiorygma, Helanoichnus, Scenellopsis, Lomosovis, Tetraradialomorpha, Tomaculum, Hadrynichorde, Convolutubus, Lazaichnus, Goettingenia, Arboreomorpha, Lidaconus, Muricassis, Megathrix, Dorfopterus, Petalonamae, Silicispongea, Siphonoconcha, Subtilicyathus, Kuckaraukia, Cnidaria, Epitheliozoa, Parazoa, Erniettomorpha, Yelovichnus, Somatohelix, Gaojiashania, Chenmengella, Broccoliforma, Protolyellia, Spygoria, Chondroplon, Odontogriphidae, Oligoopilionus, Yunnanomedusa, Tentaculitoidea, Bomakellia, Porifera, Mesozoa, Evmiaksia
Subtaxa: Kimberella Solza
Distribution:
• Ediacaran of Australia (5 collections), Brazil (1), India (1), Iran (3), the Russian Federation (13)
• Vendian of the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 24 collections including 26 occurrences