Full reference: B. R. Onken and P. W. Signor. 1988. Lidaconus palmettoensis n. gen. and sp. : an enigmatic Early Cambrian fossil from western Nevada. Journal of Paleontology 62(2):172-180
Parent taxon: Metazoa according to B. R. Onken and P. W. Signor 1988
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Bilateria, Diploblastica, Homoblastica, Hyolithelminthida, Namalia, Vertebrosa, Westgardia, Primocandelabrum, Paracharnia, Yunnanomedusa, Megathrix, Dictyorhabdus, Pseudovendia, Kinzeriidae, Mawsonites, Macrocypris kayi, Lomosovis, Kuckaraukia, Protolyellia, Khasaktidae, Beltanelliformis, Silicea, Petalonamae, Kimberellomorpha, Goettingenia, Rangeomorpha, Atalotaenia, Rhizostomites, Deuteronectanebos, Persimedusites, Subtilicyathus, Kullingia, Spygoria, Chenmengella, Silicispongea, Triradialomorpha, Hadrynichorde, Arboreomorpha, Chondroplon, Evmiaksia, Euradiculata, Pentaradialomorpha, Limacites, Hiemalora, Mesozoa, Siphonoconcha, Yangtziramulus, Armillifera, Parazoa, Proarticulata, Convolutubus, Bronicella, Odontogriphidae, Eumetazoa, Oligoopilionus, Somatohelix, Tetraradialomorpha, Nectocarididae, Epitheliozoa, Palaeacmaea, Nemiana, Muricassis, Scenellopsis, Hadryniscala, Tentaculitoidea, Bomakellia, Parviscopa, Eodiorygma, Ventogyrus, Inaria, Agmata, Funisia, Trichoplax, Xidazoon, Cnidaria, Lazaichnus, Ovatoscutum, Sentularia, Porifera, Bilaterialomorpha, Gephyrea, Problematica, Erniettomorpha, Yelovichnus
Subtaxa: Lidaconus palmettoensis
Type: Lidaconus palmettoensis
Distribution: found only at UCMP M-7285, Palmetto Wash, Esmerelda Co. [Harkless Fm] (Cambrian of Nevada)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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