Synonym: Palaechimaera Walcott 1891
Parent taxon: Metazoa according to I. J. Sansom et al. 2001
See also Finks and Rigby 2004, Hay 1902 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Bilateria, Diploblastica, Homoblastica, Hyolithelminthida, Namalia, Vertebrosa, Westgardia, Chenmengella, Evmiaksia, Lidaconus, Yunnanomedusa, Spygoria, Kullingia, Hadryniscala, Beltanelliformis, Tentaculitoidea, Khasaktidae, Limacites, Agmata, Hadrynichorde, Ovatoscutum, Parazoa, Persimedusites, Chondroplon, Tetraradialomorpha, Epitheliozoa, Triradialomorpha, Primocandelabrum, Nectocarididae, Eumetazoa, Siphonoconcha, Silicea, Megathrix, Atalotaenia, Gephyrea, Xidazoon, Kuckaraukia, Nemiana, Yangtziramulus, Armillifera, Mawsonites, Ventogyrus, Parviscopa, Palaeacmaea, Erniettomorpha, Petalonamae, Funisia, Hiemalora, Bilaterialomorpha, Odontogriphidae, Silicispongea, Trichoplax, Cnidaria, Muricassis, Problematica, Protolyellia, Pseudovendia, Lazaichnus, Arboreomorpha, Somatohelix, Porifera, Macrocypris kayi, Pentaradialomorpha, Lomosovis, Yelovichnus, Bomakellia, Mesozoa, Scenellopsis, Rangeomorpha, Kinzeriidae, Proarticulata, Convolutubus, Eodiorygma, Sentularia, Goettingenia, Oligoopilionus, Kimberellomorpha, Euradiculata, Deuteronectanebos, Rhizostomites, Subtilicyathus, Paracharnia, Inaria, Bronicella
Subtaxa: Dictyorhabdus priscus
Type: Palaechimaera prisca
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (2: Colorado collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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