Parent taxon: Metazoa according to D. H. Erwin et al. 2011
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Bilateria, Diploblastica, Homoblastica, Hyolithelminthida, Namalia, Vertebrosa, Westgardia, Limacites, Arboreomorpha, Chondroplon, Trichoplax, Mesozoa, Khasaktidae, Kuckaraukia, Paracharnia, Persimedusites, Lazaichnus, Tentaculitoidea, Protolyellia, Hadryniscala, Euradiculata, Sentularia, Parazoa, Nemiana, Epitheliozoa, Armillifera, Pseudovendia, Oligoopilionus, Convolutubus, Ventogyrus, Cnidaria, Rangeomorpha, Bronicella, Ovatoscutum, Nectocarididae, Tetraradialomorpha, Mawsonites, Petalonamae, Gephyrea, Odontogriphidae, Xidazoon, Silicispongea, Goettingenia, Lidaconus, Siphonoconcha, Lomosovis, Dictyorhabdus, Triradialomorpha, Bilaterialomorpha, Yunnanomedusa, Proarticulata, Yangtziramulus, Porifera, Parviscopa, Deuteronectanebos, Atalotaenia, Funisia, Palaeacmaea, Inaria, Bomakellia, Subtilicyathus, Hadrynichorde, Rhizostomites, Yelovichnus, Pentaradialomorpha, Problematica, Hiemalora, Agmata, Chenmengella, Kimberellomorpha, Muricassis, Eodiorygma, Scenellopsis, Kinzeriidae, Erniettomorpha, Somatohelix, Silicea, Macrocypris kayi, Megathrix, Primocandelabrum, Eumetazoa, Evmiaksia, Kullingia, Spygoria
Subtaxa: Beltanelliformis brunsae
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Poundian of Canada (1: Yukon collection)
• Wonokan of Canada (11: Yukon)
• Ediacaran of China (1), India (4), Namibia (1), Spain (1)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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