Ernietta Pflug 1966

Erniettomorpha

Full reference: H. D. Pflug. 1966. Neue Fossilreste aus den Nama-Schichten in Südwest-Afrika. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 40:14-25

Parent taxon: Erniettomorpha according to S. A. F. Darroch et al. 2018

See also Erwin et al. 2011, Hoyal Cuthill and Han 2018 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Kuibisia, Mialsemia, Nasepia, Palaeoplatoda, Phyllozoon, Pteridinium, Swartpuntia, Valdainia, Vendomia

Subtaxa: Ernietta plateauensis Ernietta tschanabis

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Type: Ernietta plateauensis

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ediacaran of Namibia (7 collections), United States (3: California, Nevada)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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