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Erniettomorpha

Erniettomorpha

Taxonomy
Erniettomorpha was named by Pflug (1972).

It was reranked as the unranked clade Erniettomorpha by Elliott et al. (2016); it was reranked as the class Erniettomorpha by Runnegar et al. (2024).

It was assigned to Cnidaria by Sepkoski (2002); and to Metazoa by Erwin et al. (2011), Elliott et al. (2016), Runnegar et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Erniettomorpha Pflug
2002Erniettamorpha Sepkoski
2011Erniettomorpha Erwin et al. pp. SOM 13
2016Erniettomorpha Elliott et al.
2024Erniettomorpha Runnegar et al.

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kingdomAnimalia()
classErniettomorpha()
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classErniettomorpha()

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.

Cl. †Erniettomorpha Pflug 1972
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G. †Aulozoon Gehling and Runnegar 2022
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†Aulozoon soliorum Gehling and Runnegar 2022
Fm. †Erniettidae Pflug 1972
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G. †Ernietta Pflug 1966
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†Ernietta plateauensis Pflug 1966
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Invalid names: Ernietta aarensis Pflug 1972 [synonym]
†Ernietta tschanabis Pflug 1972
G. †Tulaneia Runnegar et al. 2024
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†Tulaneia amabilia Runnegar et al. 2024
G. †Kuibisia Hahn and Pflug 1985
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†Kuibisia glabra Hahn and Pflug 1985
G. †Mialsemia
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†Mialsemia semichatovi Fedonkin 1985
G. †Miettia Hofmann and Mountjoy 2010
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†Miettia salientensis Hofmann and Mountjoy 2010
G. †Namalia Germs 1968
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†Namalia villiersiensis Germs 1968
G. †Nasepia Germs 1972
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†Nasepia altae Germs 1972
G. †Palaeoplatoda Keller and Fedonkin 1977
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†Palaeoplatoda segmentata Keller and Fedonkin 1977
G. †Phyllozoon Jenkins and Gehling 1978
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†Phyllozoon hanseni Jenkins and Gehling 1978
G. †Pteridinium Gürich 1930
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†Pteridinium carolinaensis St. Jean 1973
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Invalid names: Inkrylovia lata Fedonkin 1979 [synonym]
†Pteridinium simplex Gürich 1930
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Invalid names: Pteridinium nenoxa Keller et al. 1974 [synonym]
Invalid names: Onegia Keller et al. 1974 [synonym]
G. †Swartpuntia Narbonne et al. 1997
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†Swartpuntia germsi Narbonne et al. 1997
G. †Valdainia Fedonkin 1983
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†Valdainia plumosa Fedonkin 1983
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. H. Erwin et al. 2011Erniettomorphs are a monophyletic clade of modular organisms in which the modules are smooth, unbranched, and cylindrical in shape. Several taxa are multi-foliate, meaning three or more identical leaf-like petaloids composed of modular tubes are arranged around a central axis. Tubes typically alternate from side to side along the central midline, implying that they are not truly bilaterally symmetrical. Growth results from sequentially adding modular segments that are approximately the same size and shape.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partso
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindo
Created: 2022-12-06 13:04:12
Modified: 2022-12-06 13:04:12
Source: o = order
Reference: Rodríguez-Martínez et al. 2022

Age range: base of the Ediacaran to the top of the Atdabanian or 635.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (59 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8Russian Federation (Arkhangelsk) Swartpuntia sp., Palaeoplatoda sp. (91643)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8Australia (South Australia) Aulozoon soliorum (236927) Nasepia sp., Pteridinium sp. (191904 191906) Phyllozoon hanseni (10514 10515 10516 10517 236928) Phyllozoon hanseni, Aulozoon soliorum (236930) Phyllozoon sp. (89838 191896) Phyllozoon sp., Aulozoon indet. (89836) Phyllozoon sp., Aulozoon sp. (237279 237280) Pteridinium simplex (89842) Pteridinium sp. (6713)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8Canada (Northwest Territories) Namalia Narbonne et al 2014 sp. (231368) Pteridinium sp. (10348)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8Mexico (Sonora) Erniettomorpha indet. (113595)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8Namibia (Southeastern Namibia) Pteridinium carolinaense, Swartpuntia germsi, Ernietta sp. (89797)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8Namibia (Southwestern Namibia ) Pteridinium simplex, Namalia villiersiensis (89796)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8USA (Nevada) Ernietta sp. (231412) Swartpuntia germsi, Ernietta sp. (7180) Tulaneia amabilia (240951)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8Namibia Ernietta plateauensis (207854 207855) Ernietta sp., Pteridinium sp. (6712 10397) Ernietta sp., Pteridinium sp., Namalia sp. (6813) Namalia villiersiensis (237206 237207) Nasepia altae (237208 237209) Nasepia sp., Pteridinium sp. (7910) Pteridinium simplex, Ernietta plateauensis (236923) Pteridinium simplex, Namalia sp. (9881) Pteridinium sp. (237210) Pteridinium sp., Ernietta plateauensis (207853) Swartpuntia germsi (237049) Swartpuntia germsi, Pteridinium carolinaensis (237384)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8South Africa Swartpuntia germsi, Ernietta plateauensis, Erniettomorpha indet. (237631)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8Canada (British Columbia) Miettia salientensis (237516 237527)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8Russian Federation Pteridinium simplex (10254) Pteridinium simplex, Inkrylovia lata, Palaeoplatoda segmentata, Pteridinium nenoxa (237205) Swartpuntia sp. (10759)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8USA (North Carolina) Pteridinium carolinaensis (231427) Pteridinium simplex (10257 10258) Pteridinium sp. (10259) Swartpuntia sp. (231422)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8China (Hubei) Pteridinium simplex (236902) Pteridinium sp. (6853 235125)
Fortunian538.8 - 529.0Australia (South Australia) Swartpuntia sp. (51882)
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5Namibia Pteridinium simplex, Swartpuntia germsi (51742)
Waucoban538.8 - 506.5USA (California) Swartpuntia sp. (9126)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0USA (California) Swartpuntia sp. (9125)