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, Vertebrosa, Westgardia, Silicea, Porifera, Proarticulata, Lomosovis, Eumetazoa, Somatohelix, Megathrix, Xidazoon, Triradialomorpha, Silicispongea, Macrocypris kayi, Palaeacmaea, Hadryniscala, Protolyellia, Atalotaenia, Yangtziramulus, Trichoplax, Gaojiashania, Yelovichnus, Chondroplon, Lazaichnus, Petalonamae, Pentaradialomorpha, Convolutubus, Kinzeriidae, Deuteronectanebos, Lidaconus, Oligoopilionus, Scenellopsis, Sentularia, Bomakellia, Kuckaraukia, Goettingenia, Gephyrea, Parazoa, Arboreomorpha, Tetraradialomorpha, Persimedusites, Evmiaksia, Odontogriphidae, Bilaterialomorpha, Chenmengella, Limacites, Hadrynichorde, Euradiculata, Erniettomorpha, Dorfopterus, Helanoichnus, Eodiorygma, Mesozoa, Epitheliozoa, Agmata, Kimberellomorpha, Siphonoconcha, Spygoria, Broccoliforma, Yunnanomedusa, Cnidaria, Subtilicyathus, Ventogyrus, Problematica, Muricassis, Khasaktidae, Tentaculitoidea, 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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