Eodiorygma Bassett et al. 2012

Eodiorygma

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

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Type: Eodiorygma acrotretophilia

Distribution: found only at Baba-Ata Section, Shabakty Group, Kazakhstan - Holmer et. al 1997 (Cambrian of Kazakhstan)

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