Synonyms: Blackbrookia Boynton and Ford 1995, Pseudovendia Boynton and Ford 1979, Shepshedia Boynton and Ford 1995
Full reference: T. D. Ford. 1958. Pre-Cambrian fossils from Charnwood Forest. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society 31(3):211-217
Parent taxon: Rangeomorpha according to F. S. Dunn et al. 2021
See also Brasier et al. 2012, Erwin et al. 2011, Hofmann et al. 2008, Laflamme et al. 2007, Liu et al. 2011, Sepkoski 2002 and Wu et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Avalofractus, Beothukis, Bradgatia, Charnida, Charniidae, Fractofusus, Frondophyllas, Hapsidophyllas, Parviscopa, Pectinifrons, Plumeropriscum, Primocandelabrum, Rangea, Trepassia, Vauzutsinia, Vinlandia
Subtaxa: Blackbrookia oaksi Charnia gracilis Charnia grandis Charnia masoni Charnia siberica Pseudovendia charnwoodensis Shepshedia palmata
Type: Charnia masoni
Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal osmotroph
Distribution:
• Poundian of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador collection), China (1)
• Ediacaran of Australia (3), Canada (23: Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia), China (3), the Russian Federation (5), the United Kingdom (5)
Total: 41 collections including 45 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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