†family Mackenziidae Conway Morris 1993

Mackenziidae - Mackenziidae

Full reference: S. Conway Morris. 1993. Ediacaran-like fossils in Cambrian Burgess Shale-type faunas of North America. Palaeontology 36(3):593-635

Parent taxon: Cnidaria according to B. Runnegar et al. 2024

Sister taxa: Annulatubus, Anthozoa, Cambroctoconus, Cambrorhytium, Cloudinidae, Crassitubus, Erniettamorpha, Escumasia, Haootia, Hydroconozoa, Inaria, Liaoningia, Mawsonites, Medusae, Medusozoa, Melanofurcata, Melanosteus, Melanostylus, Myxozoa, Priscapennamarina, Pywackia, Quadratitubus, Ramellina, Ramitubus, Sekwitubulus, Sinocyclocyclicus, Spatangopsis, Syringophyllum, Thaumoptilon, Vauzutsubua, Zolotytsia

Subtaxa: Archaeichnium Mackenzia

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Type: Mackenzia

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Canada (3: British Columbia collections)

• Ediacaran of Australia (2), Namibia (5), United States (1: Nevada)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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