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Triploblastica

Taxonomy
Triploblastica was named by Lankester (1877). It is extant.

It was assigned to Animalia by Lankester (1877); to Epitheliozoa by Zrzavy et al. (1998); to Eumetazoa by Peterson et al. (2005); and to Neuralia by Nielsen (2012).

Subtaxa
Ctenophora, Eutriploblastica, Nephrozoa
Sister taxa
Eutriploblastica, Nephrozoa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Triploblastica Lankester
1998Triploblastica Zrzavy et al.
2005Triploblastica Peterson et al. p. 38
2012Triploblastica Nielsen p. 53 figs. Fig. 4.2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Eumetazoa
RankNameAuthor
—Triploblastica
—Triploblastica

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. 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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Unr. †Lemniscea
Invalid names: Monogononta [empty]
Invalid names: Neotrichozoa Zrzavy et al. 1998 [empty]
Invalid names: Rhabditophora [empty]
Invalid names: Nephrozoa Jondelius et al. 2002 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 521.00000 to 66.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 516.0 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5China (Yunnan) Batofasciculus ramificans (225161) Batofasciculus ramificans, Galeactena hemispherica (225156) Galeactena hemispherica (225157)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Batofasciculus ramificans, Maotianoascus octonarius, Gemmactena actinala (225162) Dinomischus sp., Batofasciculus sp. (86929) Xianguangia sinica, Trigoides aclis, Calathites spinalis (68083) Xianguangia sp., Dinomischus sp. (86930) Yunnanoascus haikouensis (96869)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.5China (Yunnan) Dinomischus isolatus (132330 194163)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.5China (Hubai) Dinomischus sp., Xianguangia sinica (219687)
Stage 3521.0 - 514.5China (Yunnan) Batofasciculus ramificans, Maotianoascus octonarius, Trigoides aclis, Gemmactena actinala, Thaumactena ensis (225155) Calathites spinalis (235227 235228)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Ctenorhabdotus sp. (84418 84422 84427) Dinomischus isolatus (121959) Dinomischus sagittiformis (84426 84428)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Canada (Brithish Columbia) Dinomischus sp. (188661)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Thalassostaphylos elegans, Ctenorhabdotus campanelliformis (221991)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Ctenophora indet. (171308)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Ctenophora gen et sp. indet. A (230681)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany (Gemuenden) Archeocydippida hunsrueckiana (26903)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany Ctenophora indet. (26904)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8China (Nei Mongol) Juracanthocephalus daohugouensis (113371)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Brazil (São Paulo) Acanthocephala indet. (57000)