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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
Bilateralomorpha, Neuralia, Placozoa (syn. Phagocytellozoa), Tribrachiomorpha, Triploblastica
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
RankNameAuthor
—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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Unr. †Bilateralomorpha Erwin et al. 2011
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G. †Brachina Wade 1972
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†Brachina delicata Wade 1972
G. †Parvancorina Glaessner 1958
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†Parvancorina minchami Glaessner 1958
†Parvancorina saggita Ivantsov et al. 2004
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Invalid names: Phagocytellozoa [synonym]
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]
G. †Eoandromeda Tang et al. 2008
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†Eoandromeda octobrachiata Tang et al. 2008
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]
Invalid names: Neuralia [empty], Tribrachiomorpha Grazhdankin 2014 [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 Ediacaran to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 635.00000 to 66.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 541.0 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neoproterozoic1000.0 - 541.0China (Guizhou) Eumetazoa indet. (97560 97561)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0China (Guizhou) Eoandromeda octobrachiata (91632)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Australia (South Australia) Brachina delicata (10286) Eoandromeda octobrachiata, Parvancorina minchami (89838 191905) Parvancorina minchami (89834 182665 182666 194102) Parvancorina minchami, Brachina delicata (10280) Parvancorina minchanii (89842) Parvancorina sp. (191896 191904)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Russian Federation Parvancorina minchami (191891) Parvancorina sp., Brachina sp. (51906)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Russian Federation (Arkhangelsk) Parvancorina minchami (191887) Parvancorina sagitta (191889 191890) Parvancorina sp. (91644)
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 509.0China (Yunnan) Batofasciculus ramificans (225161) Batofasciculus ramificans, Galeactena hemispherica (225156) Batofasciculus ramificans, Maotianoascus octonarius, Trigoides aclis, Gemmactena actinala, Thaumactena ensis (225155) Galeactena hemispherica (225157)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Batofasciculus ramificans, Maotianoascus octonarius, Gemmactena actinala (225162) Batofasciculus sp. (86929) Trigoides aclis (68083) Yunnanoascus haikouensis (96869)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) Ctenorhabdotus sp. (84418 84422 84427)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Ctenophora indet. (171308)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0USA (Utah) Thalassostaphylos elegans, Ctenorhabdotus campanelliformis (221991)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5USA (Utah) Ctenophora gen et sp. indet. A (230681)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany Ctenophora indet. (26904)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Brazil (São Paulo) Acanthocephala indet. (57000)