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Eumetazoa

Taxonomy
Eumetazoa was named by Butchili (1910). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Animalia by Tsai and Fordyce (2015).

It was assigned to Metazoa by Peterson et al. (2005); and to Proepitheliozoa by Nielsen (2012).

Subtaxa
Ausiidae, Bilateralomorpha, Eoandromeda, Funisia, Neuralia, Placozoa (syn. Phagocytellozoa), Plexus, Quaestio, Rangeomorpha, Shufangtubulus, Tribrachiomorpha, Triploblastica, Wutubus
Sister taxa
Bilateralomorpha, Neuralia, Tribrachiomorpha, Triploblastica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Eumetazoa Butchili p. 32
2005Eumetazoa Peterson et al. p. 38
2012Eumetazoa Nielsen p. 33 figs. Fig. 4.2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Eumetazoa
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—Eumetazoa

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Unr. Eumetazoa Butchili 1910
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Fm. †Ausiidae Hahn and Pflug 1985
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G. †Ausia Hahn and Pflug 1985
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†Ausia fenestrata Hahn and Pflug 1985
G. †Burykhia Fedonkin et al. 2012
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†Burykhia hunti Fedonkin et al. 2012
G. †Finkoella Martyshyn and Uchman 2021
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†Finkoella oblonga Martyshyn and Uchman 2021
†Finkoella ukrainica Martyshyn and Uchman 2021
G. †Pharyngomorpha Martyshyn and Uchman 2021
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†Pharyngomorpha reticulata Martyshyn and Uchman 2021
Unr. †Bilateralomorpha Erwin et al. 2011
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G. †Brachina Wade 1972
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†Brachina delicata Wade 1972
G. †Eoandromeda Tang et al. 2008
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†Eoandromeda octobrachiata Tang et al. 2008
G. †Funisia Droser and Gehling 2008
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†Funisia dorothea Droser and Gehling 2008
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Invalid names: Phagocytellozoa [synonym]
G. †Plexus Joel et al. 2014
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†Plexus ricei Joel et al. 2014
G. †Quaestio Evans et al. 2024
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†Quaestio simpsonorum Evans et al. 2024
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G. †Avalofractus Narbonne et al. 2009
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†Avalofractus abaculus Narbonne et al. 2009
G. †Beothukis Brasier and Antcliffe 2009
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†Beothukis mistakensis Brasier and Antcliffe 2009
G. †Bradgatia Boynton and Ford 1995
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†Bradgatia linfordensis Boynton and Ford 1995
G. †Charnia Ford 1958
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†Charnia gracilis Wu et al. 2024
†Charnia grandis Glaessner and Wade 1966
†Charnia masoni Ford 1958
†Charnia siberica Sokolov 1972
Invalid names: Blackbrookia Boynton and Ford 1995 [synonym], Pseudovendia Boynton and Ford 1979 [synonym], Shepshedia Boynton and Ford 1995 [synonym]
Unr. †Charnida Narbonne et al. 2009
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G. †Culmofrons Laflamme et al. 2012
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†Culmofrons plumosa Laflamme et al. 2012
Fm. †Charniidae Glaessner 1979
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G. †Fractofusus Gehling and Narbonne 2007 [Spindle]
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†Fractofusus andersoni Gehling and Narbonne 2007 [Spindle]
†Fractofusus misrai Gehling and Narbonne 2007 [Spindle]
G. †Frondophyllas Bamforth and Narbonne 2009
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†Frondophyllas grandis Bamforth and Narbonne 2009
G. †Hapsidophyllas Bamforth and Narbonne 2009
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†Hapsidophyllas flexibilis Bamforth and Narbonne 2009
G. †Parviscopa Hofmann et al. 2008
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†Parviscopa bonavistensis Hofmann et al. 2008
G. †Pectinifrons Bamforth et al. 2008 [Pectinate]
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†Pectinifrons abyssalis Bamforth et al. 2008 [Pectinate]
G. †Plumeropriscum Mason and Narbonne 2016
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†Plumeropriscum hofmanni Mason and Narbonne 2016
G. †Primocandelabrum Hofmann et al. 2008
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†Primocandelabrum hiemaloranum Hofmann et al. 2008
Invalid names: Hiemalora Fedonkin 1982 [synonym]
G. †Rangea Gurich 1930
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†Rangea schneiderhoehni Gurich 1929
†Rangea siberica Sokolov 1972
G. †Trepassia Narbonne et al. 2009
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†Trepassia wardae Narbonne and Gehling 2003
G. †Vinlandia Brasier et al. 2012
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†Vinlandia antecedens Laflamme et al. 2007
G. †Shufangtubulus Dai and Hua 2024
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†Shufangtubulus inornatus Dai and Hua 2024
Unr. Triploblastica Lankester 1877
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Ph. Ctenophora Eschscholtz 1829 [comb jelly]
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G. †Ctenorhabdotus Conway Morris and Collins 1996
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†Ctenorhabdotus campanelliformis Parry et al. 2021 [comb jelly]
Fm. †Cydippidae Gegenbaur 1856
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Invalid names: Pleurobrachiidae Chun 1888 [synonym]
Fm. †Dinomischidae Conway Morris 1977
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G. †Calathites Luo et al. 1999
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†Calathites spinalis Luo et al. 1999
G. †Daihua Zhao et al. 2019
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†Daihua sanqiong Zhao et al. 2019
G. †Dinomischus Conway Morris 1977
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†Dinomischus isolatus Chen et al. 1989
†Dinomischus venustus Chen 1989
G. †Xianguangia Chen and Erdtmann 1991
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†Xianguangia sinica Chen and Erdtmann 1991
G. †Paleoctenophora Stanley and Sturmer 1983
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†Paleoctenophora brasseli Stanley and Sturmer 1983
Cl. †Scleroctenophora Ou et al. 2015
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G. †Batofasciculus Hou et al. 1999
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†Batofasciculus ramificans Hou et al. 1999
G. †Galeactena Ou et al. 2015
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†Galeactena hemispherica Ou et al. 2015
G. †Gemmactena Ou et al. 2015
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†Gemmactena actinala Ou et al. 2015
G. †Maotianoascus Chen and Zhou 1997
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†Maotianoascus octonarius Chen and Zhou 1997
G. †Thaumactena Ou et al. 2015
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†Thaumactena ensis Ou et al. 2015
G. †Trigoides Luo et al. 1999
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†Trigoides aclis Luo et al. 1999
G. †Sinoascus Chen and Zhou 1997
G. †Thalassostaphylos Parry et al. 2021 [comb jelly]
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†Thalassostaphylos elegans Parry et al. 2021 [comb jelly]
G. †Yunnanoascus Hu et al. 2007
Invalid names: Tentaculata [empty]
Unr. †Eutriploblastica Zrzavy et al. 1998
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Invalid names: Notandropora [synonym]
Unr. †Neotriploblastica Zrzavy et al. 1998
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Unr. †Eucoelomata
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Invalid names: Phoronozoa Zrzavy et al. 1998 [empty]
Unr. †Paracoelomata Zrzavy et al. 1998
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Invalid names: Neotrichozoa Zrzavy et al. 1998 [empty]
Invalid names: Rhabditophora [empty]
Invalid names: Nephrozoa Jondelius et al. 2002 [empty]
G. †Wutubus Chen et al. 2014
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†Wutubus annularis Chen et al. 2014
Invalid names: Neuralia [empty], Tribrachiomorpha Grazhdankin 2014 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available