Somatohelix Sappenfield et al. 2011

Somatohelix

Full reference: A. Sappenfield, M. L. Droser, and J. G. Gehling. 2011. Problematica, trace fossils, and tubes within the Ediacara Member (South Australia): Redefining the Ediacaran trace fossil record one tube at a time. Journal of Paleontology 85(2):256-265

Parent taxon: Metazoa according to D. H. Erwin et al. 2011

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

Subtaxa: Somatohelix sinuosus

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Type: Somatohelix sinuosus

Distribution: found only at Nilpena

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