†family Aysheaiidae Walcott 1911

Bilateria - Aysheaiidae

Alternative spelling: Aysheaidae

Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1911. Cambrian Geology and Paleontology II: No.5--Middle Cambrian Annelids. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 57(5):109-144

Parent taxon: Panarthropoda according to R. J. Knecht et al. 2025

See also McCall 2023

Sister taxa: Arthropoda, Dinocaridida, Lobopodia, Luolishaniida, Onychodictyon, Opabiniidae, Tardigrada, Xenusia

Subtaxa: Aysheaia Palaeocampa

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Distribution:

• Carboniferous of France (2 collections), United States (4: Illinois)

• Cambrian of Canada (5: British Columbia), United States (1: Utah)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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