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, Vertebrosa, Westgardia, Hadrynichorde, Silicispongea, Parazoa, Tetraradialomorpha, Petalonamae, Ventogyrus, Dictyorhabdus, Tentaculitoidea, Palaeacmaea, Euradiculata, Erniettomorpha, Arboreomorpha, Broccoliforma, Yelovichnus, Chondroplon, Kimberellomorpha, Siphonoconcha, Odontogriphidae, Silicea, Kinzeriidae, Hadryniscala, Lomosovis, Helanoichnus, Yunnanomedusa, Proarticulata, Protolyellia, Spygoria, Scenellopsis, Convolutubus, Pentaradialomorpha, Gephyrea, Bilaterialomorpha, Cnidaria, Muricassis, Goettingenia, Dorfopterus, Xidazoon, Subtilicyathus, Eodiorygma, Epitheliozoa, Khasaktidae, Kuckaraukia, Sentularia, Yangtziramulus, Bronicella, Oligoopilionus, Persimedusites, Gaojiashania, Megathrix, Lazaichnus, Evmiaksia, Chenmengella, Triradialomorpha, Problematica, Trichoplax, Deuteronectanebos, Eumetazoa, Mesozoa, Bomakellia, Porifera, Limacites, Macrocypris kayi, Somatohelix, Atalotaenia
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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