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IRMNG taxon detailsVendobionta †
Cephalozoa † · unaccepted
Dipleurozoa † · unaccepted
Petalonamae † · unaccepted (alternative name for orders...)
alternative name for orders Rangeomorpha and Charniomorpha
marine,
fossil only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Treated as equivalent to, or including, phylum Proarticulata Fendonkin (as described in Ivantsov et al., 2019) at this...
Taxonomic remark Treated as equivalent to, or including, phylum Proarticulata Fendonkin (as described in Ivantsov et al., 2019) at this time. Retallack & Broz, 2020 treat as class (not phylum or kingdom), in kingdom and phylum incertae sedis. Erwin et al., 2011 doubt the monophyly of this group, and prefer to recognise a set of distinct clades (not necessarily related), stating: "In the past, the Ediacara biota were originally characterized as crown Metazoa (Gehling, 1991), or more controversially as Vendozoa/Vendobionta (Seilacher, 1989, 1992) distinct from Metazoa. It is now recognized that Ediacarans consist of a number of separate groups rather than a single clade, thus shifting the debate to discussions of stem+crown animals, stem clades outside of Metazoa, and even macroscopic algae (Xiao & Laflamme, 2009)." However, Hoyal Cuthill & Han, 2018 support recognition of Vendobionta (named Petalonamae in their treatment) as a single/distinct animal phylum. [details]
IRMNG (2024). Vendobionta †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=231 on 2025-07-07
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Buss, L. W.; Seilacher, A. (1994). The Phylum Vendobionta: a sister group of the Eumetazoa?. <em>Paleobiology.</em> 20(1): 1-4., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0094837300011088 [details]
additional source Retallack, G. J. (2016). Ediacaran fossils in thin-section. <em>Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology.</em> 40(4): 583-600., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03115518.2016.1159412 note: includes detailed listing of genera by order [details] additional source Erwin, D. H.; Laflamme, M.; Tweedt, S. M.; Sperling, E. A.; Pisani, D.; Peterson, K. J. (2011). The Cambrian conundrum: early divergence and later ecological success in the early history of animals. <em>Science.</em> 334(6059): 1091-1097., available online at https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1206375 note: questions validity of this taxon, refer note [details] additional source Hoyal Cuthill, J. F.; Han, J. (2018). Cambrian petalonamid <i>Stromatoveris</i> phylogenetically links Ediacaran biota to later animals. <em>Palaeontology.</em> 61(6): 813-823., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/pala.12393 note: as distinct phylum (labelled Petalonamae in their treatment) [details] additional source Ivantsov, A. Yu.; Zakrevskaya, M. A. (2021). Symmetry of Vendobionta (Late Precambrian Metazoa). <em>Paleontological Journal.</em> 55(7): 717-726., available online at https://doi.org/10.1134/s0031030121070054 note: Recognises taxon Vendobionta with 4 subgroups: Trilobozoa, Petalonamae, Proarticulata (listed under different names in IRMNG) plus Protechiuridae [details] name verified source Retallack, G. J.; Broz, A. P. (2020). <i>Arumberia</i> and other Ediacaran–Cambrian fossils of central Australia. <em>Historical Biology.</em> 33(10): 1964-1988., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2020.1755281 note: as class, placed in kingdom and phylum incertae sedis [details] extant flag source Buss, L. W.; Seilacher, A. (1994). The Phylum Vendobionta: a sister group of the Eumetazoa?. <em>Paleobiology.</em> 20(1): 1-4., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0094837300011088 [details] habitat flag source Buss, L. W.; Seilacher, A. (1994). The Phylum Vendobionta: a sister group of the Eumetazoa?. <em>Paleobiology.</em> 20(1): 1-4., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0094837300011088 [details] Unreviewed
Taxonomic remark Treated as equivalent to, or including, phylum Proarticulata Fendonkin (as described in Ivantsov et al., 2019) at this time. Retallack & Broz, 2020 treat as class (not phylum or kingdom), in kingdom and phylum incertae sedis. Erwin et al., 2011 doubt the monophyly of this group, and prefer to recognise a set of distinct clades (not necessarily related), stating: "In the past, the Ediacara biota were originally characterized as crown Metazoa (Gehling, 1991), or more controversially as Vendozoa/Vendobionta (Seilacher, 1989, 1992) distinct from Metazoa. It is now recognized that Ediacarans consist of a number of separate groups rather than a single clade, thus shifting the debate to discussions of stem+crown animals, stem clades outside of Metazoa, and even macroscopic algae (Xiao & Laflamme, 2009)." However, Hoyal Cuthill & Han, 2018 support recognition of Vendobionta (named Petalonamae in their treatment) as a single/distinct animal phylum. [details]
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