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