Full reference: M. G. Bassett, L. E. Popov, and L. E. Holmer. 2012. The oldest-known metazoan parasite. Journal of Paleontology 78(6):1214-1216
Parent taxon: Metazoa according to M. G. Bassett et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Bilateria, Diploblastica, Homoblastica, Hyolithelminthida, Namalia, Vertebrosa, Westgardia, Trichoplax, Goettingenia, Porifera, Kullingia, Nectocarididae, Epitheliozoa, Convolutubus, Evmiaksia, Silicea, Persimedusites, Mesozoa, Siphonoconcha, Eumetazoa, Khasaktidae, Triradialomorpha, Cnidaria, Protolyellia, Somatohelix, Tentaculitoidea, Lidaconus, Bronicella, Ventogyrus, Hadrynichorde, Subtilicyathus, Nemiana, Palaeacmaea, Macrocypris kayi, Primocandelabrum, Beltanelliformis, Parviscopa, Bilaterialomorpha, Kimberellomorpha, Silicispongea, Scenellopsis, Paracharnia, Lazaichnus, Muricassis, Bomakellia, Xidazoon, Yelovichnus, Problematica, Ovatoscutum, Rhizostomites, Gephyrea, Hiemalora, Spygoria, Hadryniscala, Parazoa, Funisia, Petalonamae, Chenmengella, Armillifera, Proarticulata, Yangtziramulus, Mawsonites, Odontogriphidae, Megathrix, Agmata, Limacites, Erniettomorpha, Kuckaraukia, Dictyorhabdus, Euradiculata, Tetraradialomorpha, Pentaradialomorpha, Sentularia, Arboreomorpha, Deuteronectanebos, Inaria, Rangeomorpha, Oligoopilionus, Chondroplon, Lomosovis, Kinzeriidae, Atalotaenia, Pseudovendia, Yunnanomedusa
Subtaxa: Eodiorygma acrotretophilia
Type: Eodiorygma acrotretophilia
Distribution: found only at Baba-Ata Section, Shabakty Group, Kazakhstan - Holmer et. al 1997 (Cambrian of Kazakhstan)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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