Alternative spelling: Prokaryotae
Parent taxon: Life according to C. W. Allison and S. M. Awramik 1989
See also Margulis 1996
Sister taxa: Amphibrachium, Ampulla, Arbustrum, Archidiscus, Arrhiniella, Attacus fossilis, Axellipsis, Azyrtalia, Balbiriniella, Batoballa, Campylacantha, Concentricisporites, Cyathinema, Dibolisporites, Dictyosoma, Difflugia, Discospira, Distospicula, Eoconcharium, Eoscenidium, Eucarya, Eukarya, Eukaryota, Fusilabellum, Geminospora, Heteracantha, Hyalocyrillium, Indophyton, Jiangispirellus, Matthewcyathus, Multiconotubus, Nodocapsa, Palaeodiscaleksus, Palaeorubus, Penardiella, Petalopus, Petalopus, Pilavia, Portfjeldia, Prokaryota, Protohepialus, Protohepialus comstocki, Pygacapsa, Rustia, Salpicola, Siderina, Sinocyrtis, Sphaeranasillos, Stegaspis, Tenuocharta, Tetracanthus, Tindiromacula, Toxidium, Triactis, Tyrasotaenia, Vesicophycus, Warrawoonella, Biota
Subtaxa: Microagglomeratus Yukonosphaeridion
Distribution:
• Tonian of Canada (3: Yukon collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence