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
See also Boddy et al. 2022 and Grazhdankin 2014
Sister taxa: Bilateria, Diploblastica, Homoblastica, Hyolithelminthida, Vertebrosa, Westgardia, Silicea, Oligoopilionus, Pentaradialomorpha, Cnidaria, Limacites, Parazoa, Dorfopterus, Atalotaenia, Tomaculum, Subtilicyathus, Bronicella, Eumetazoa, Helanoichnus, Khasaktidae, Protolyellia, Scenellopsis, Spygoria, Erniettomorpha, Megathrix, Lidaconus, Lomosovis, Silicispongea, Broccoliforma, Yelovichnus, Tetraradialomorpha, Deuteronectanebos, Petalonamae, Arboreomorpha, Tentaculitoidea, Persimedusites, Xidazoon, Muricassis, Yunnanomedusa, Evmiaksia, Epitheliozoa, Chondroplon, Euradiculata, Palaeacmaea, Eodiorygma, Odontogriphidae, Trichoplax, Kinzeriidae, Problematica, Gephyrea, Macrocypris kayi, Kuckaraukia, Dictyorhabdus, Lazaichnus, Convolutubus, Ventogyrus, Hadryniscala, Kimberellomorpha, Yangtziramulus, Hadrynichorde, Goettingenia, Sentularia, Somatohelix, Triradialomorpha, Bomakellia, Proarticulata, Chenmengella, Porifera, Siphonoconcha, Mesozoa, Gaojiashania
Subtaxa: Kharakhtia Parvancorina Temnoxa
Distribution:
• Ediacaran of Australia (16 collections), Brazil (1), the Russian Federation (8)
• Vendian of the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 26 collections including 29 occurrences