Period: 497 million to 485 million years ago.

Fishes (6)

Upper limit

†Westergaardodina (Genus) Müller, 1959

Entire range

†Furnishina (Genus) Müller, 1959

†Hertzina (Genus) Müller, 1959

Lower limit

†Conodonta (Superclass) Eichenberg, 1930 - conodonts

Within limits

†Distacodontina (Order)

Pisces (Superclass) Linnaeus, 1758 - fishes

Vertebrates (3)

Within limits

Vertebrata (Subphylum) Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates

Vertebrata (Phylum) (Lamarck, 1801)

Vertebrata (Clade) (Lamarck, 1801) see (Subphylum) Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates

Echinoderms (12)

Within limits

†Blastozoa (Subphylum) Sprinkle, 1973 see (Infraphylum) †Blastozoa Sprinkle, 1973

†carpoids ([unranked]) see (Class) †Carpoidea Jaekel, 1918

Crinoidea (Class) Miller, 1821 - sea lilies and feather stars

Crinozoa (Subphylum) Matsumoto, 1929 see (Infraphylum) Crinozoa Matsumoto, 1929

Echinodermata (Phylum) Bruguière, 1789 - echinoderms

Echinozoa (Subphylum) von Zittel, 1895 see (Infraphylum) Echinozoa Haeckel, in Von Zittell, 1895

†Edrioasteroidea (Class) Billings, 1858

†Eocrinoidea (Class) Jaekel, 1918

Holothuroidea (Class) (de Blainville, 1834) - sea cucumbers

†Homalozoa (Subphylum) Whitehouse, 1941

†Homoiostelea (Class) Gill & Caster, 1960

†Stylophora (Class) Gill & Caster, 1960 - stylophorans

Crustaceans (21)

Entire range

†Bredocaris (Genus) Müller, 1983

†Bredocaris admirabilis Müller, 1983

†Cambropachycope (Genus) Walossek & Müller, 1990

†Cyclotron lapworthi (Groom, 1902)

†Goticaris (Genus) Walossek & Müller, 1990

†Henningsmoenicaris (Genus) Walossek & Müller, 1991

†Hesslandona longispinosa (Kozur, 1974)

†Hesslandona necopina Müller, 1964

†Hesslandona unisulcata Müller, 1982

†Skaracarida (Order) K.J. Müller & D. Walossek, 1985 see (Subclass) †Skaracarida (K.J. Müller & Walossek, 1985)

†Vestrogothia anterispinata Zhang & Dong, 2009

†Vestrogothia bispinata Zhang & Dong, 2009

Within limits

Branchiopoda (Class) Latreille, 1817 - branchiopods

Cephalocarida (Class) H.L. Sanders, 1955 - cephalocarids

Crustacea (Superclass) Pennant, 1777 see ([unranked]) Crustaceomorpha Chernyshev, 1960 - crustaceans

Eucrustacea (Epiclass) Kingsley, 1894 see (Subphylum) Pancrustacea Zrzavý et al., 1997

†Leperditicopida (Order) Scott, 1961

Malacostraca (Class) Latreille, 1802

Ostracoda (Class) Latreille, 1802 - ostracods

Ostracoda (Subclass) Latreille, 1806 see (Class) Ostracoda Latreille, 1802 - ostracods

Phyllocarida (Subclass) Packard, 1879 - leptostracans

Arthropods (33)

Upper limit

†Burlingiidae (Family) Walcott, 1908

Entire range

†Agnostotes elegans (Lazarenko, 1966)

†Agnostus pisiformis (Wahlenberg, 1818)

†Aphelaspis (Genus) Resser, 1935

†Cambrocaris (Genus) Walossek & Szaniawski, 1991

†Cedaria (Genus) Walcott, 1924

†Cheilocephalus brevilobus (Walcott)

†Glyptagnostus (Genus) Whitehouse, 1936

†Henningsmoenia (Genus) Walossek & Müller, 1990, nom. illeg. see (Genus) †Henningsmoenicaris Walossek & Müller, 1991

†Martinssonia (Genus) Müller & Walossek, 1986

†Martinssonia elongata K.J. Müller & D. Walossek, 1986

†Olenus (Genus) Dalman, 1826

†Saukia (Genus) Walcott, 1914

Lower limit

Pentastomida ([unranked]) see (Subclass) Pentastomida Diesing, 1836

Within limits

†Agnostida (Order) Salter, 1864

Arthropoda (Phylum) Siebold, 1848 - arthropods

†Chasmataspidida (Order) Caster & Brooks, 1956

Chelicerata (Subphylum) Heymons, 1901

Chelicerata (Superclass) Heymons, 1901 see (Subphylum) Chelicerata Heymons, 1901

Crustacea (Subphylum) Brünnich, 1772 see (Superclass) Crustacea Pennant, 1777 - crustaceans

Euchelicerata ([unranked]) Weygoldt & Paulus, 1979

†Marellomorpha (Subphylum) see (Subphylum) †Marrellomorpha Beurlen, 1934 - lace crabs

Merostomata (Class) Dana, 1852 see (Class) Xiphosura Latreille, 1802 - horseshoe crabs

†Naraoia (Genus) Walcott, 1912

†Naraoiidae (Family) Walcott, 1912

†Nektaspida (Order) Raymond, 1920 see (Class) †Nektaspida Raymond, 1920 - nektaspids

Onychophora (Superclass) Grube, 1853 see (Phylum) Onychophora Grube, 1853

†Polymerida (Order)

Pycnogonida (Class) Latreille, 1810 - pycnogonids

†Trilobita (Class) Walch, 1771 - trilobites

†Trilobita (Infraphylum) Walch, 1771 see (Class) †Trilobita Walch, 1771 - trilobites

†Trilobitomorpha (Subphylum) Størmer, 1944 see (Superclass) †Trilobitomorpha Størmer, 1944 - trilobites

†Trilobitomorpha (Superclass) Størmer, 1944, stat. inval. see (Superclass) †Trilobitomorpha Størmer, 1944

Molluscs (36)

Upper limit

†Pelagiellida (Order) Runnegar & Pojeta, 1985 see (Order) †Pelagielliformes Runnegar & Pojeta, 1985

Entire range

†Cymatopegma (Genus) Pojeta, Gilbert-Tomlinson & Shergold, 1977

†Kimopegma (Genus) Pojeta, Gilbert-Tomlinson & Shergold, 1977

†Matthevia (Genus) Walcott, 1885

†Oepikila (Genus) Runnegar & Pojeta, 1974

†Preacanthochiton (Genus) Bergenhayn, 1960

†Pseudotechnophorus (Genus) Kobayashi, 1933

Lower limit

†Actinoceratoidea (Subclass) Teichert et al., 1964

Amphineura (Subphylum) see (Phylum) Mollusca Linnaeus, 1758

Cephalopoda (Class) Cuvier, 1795 - cephalopods

†Conocardioida (Order) Neumayr, 1891

†Endoceratoidea (Subclass) Teichert, 1933

Gastropoda (Class) Cuvier, 1795 - snails and slugs

Murchisoniina (Suborder) Cox & Knight, 1960 see (Superfamily) †Murchisonioidea Koken, 1896

Nautiloidea (Subclass) Agassiz, 1848

†Pinnocaris (Genus) Etheridge, 1878

Pleurotomariina (Suborder) (Cox & Knight, 1960) see (Superfamily) Pleurotomarioidea Swainson, 1840

†Ribeiria (Genus) Sharpe, 1853

Within limits

Archaeogastropoda (Order) Thiele, 1925 see (Order) Vetigastropoda Salvini-Plawen, 1980

†Bellerophontida (Order) Ulrich & Scofield, 1897 see (Superfamily) †Bellerophontoidea McCoy, 1852

Bivalvia (Class) Linnaeus, 1758 - bivalves

†Cyrtonellida (Order) Horny, 1963

Cyrtosoma (Subphylum) Runnegar & Pojeta Jr., 1974 see (Phylum) Mollusca Linnaeus, 1758

Diasoma (Subphylum) Runnegar & Pojeta Jr., 1974 see (Phylum) Mollusca Linnaeus, 1758

†Hyolitha ([unranked]) see (Phylum) †Hyolitha (Marek, 1963)

†Hyolithida (Order) Matthew, 1899

Isofilibranchia (Subclass) Iredale, 1939 see (Superorder) Isofilibranchia Iredale, 1939

Mollusca (Phylum) Linnaeus, 1758 - molluscs

Nautilus (Genus) Linnaeus, 1758

†Onychochilina (Suborder)

Palaeotaxodonta (Subclass) Korobkov, 1954 see (Subclass) Protobranchia Pelseneer, 1889

Pelecypoda (Class) Goldfuss, 1820 see (Class) Bivalvia Linnaeus, 1758

Prosobranchia (Subclass) Milne-Edwards, 1848 see (Class) Gastropoda Cuvier, 1795 - prosobranchs

†Ribeirioida (Order) Kobayashi, 1933

†Rostroconchia (Class) Pojeta et al., 1972

Tryblidiida (Order) Lemche, 1957 see (Order) Monoplacophorida Wenz, in Knight, 1952

Annelids (2)

Within limits

Annelida (Phylum) Lamarck, 1809 - segmented worms

Polychaeta (Class) Grube, 1850 - polychaetes

Sponges (32)

Upper limit

†Archaeocyatha (Subphylum) Vologdin, 1937 see (Class) †Archaeocyatha Bornemann, 1884

Entire range

†Multivasculatidae (Family) de Laubenfels, 1955

Lower limit

†Stromatoporoida (Order) see (Class) †Stromatoporoidea Nicholson & Murie, 1878

Within limits

Amphidiscophora (Subclass) Schulze, 1886

†Anthaspidellidae (Family) Miller, 1889

†Astraeospongiidae (Family) Miller, 1889

Calcarea (Class) Bowerbank, 1864 - calcareous sponges

Ceractinomorpha (Subclass) Lévi, 1953 see (Class) Demospongiae Sollas, 1885

†Choiidae (Family) de Laubenfels, 1955

Clionaidae (Family) d'Orbigny, 1851

Clionidae (Family) d'Orbigny, 1851, nom. illeg. see (Family) Clionaidae d'Orbigny, 1851

Demospongea (Class) Sollas, 1875 see (Class) Demospongiae Sollas, 1885

Demospongiae (Class) Sollas, 1885 - demosponges

†Dierespongioidea (Superfamily) Rigby & Gutschick 1976

Hadromerida (Order) Topsent, 1894

†Heteractinida (Order) Hinde, 1887 see (Class) †Heteractinida de Laubenfels, 1955

Hexactinellida (Class) Schmidt, 1870 - hexactinellids

†Hintzespongiidae (Family) Finks, 1983

†Hintzespongioidea (Superfamily) Finks, 1983

†Leptomitidae (Family) de Laubenfels, 1955

Lithistida (Order) Schmidt, 1870 see (Subclass) Lithistida Schmidt, 1870 - lithistids

†Orchocladina (Suborder) Rauff, 1893 see (Order) †Orchocladina Rauff, 1895

†Piraniidae (Family) de Laubenfels, 1955

Porifera (Phylum) Grant, 1836 - sponges

†Protospongiidae (Family) Hinde, 1887

†Protospongioidea (Superfamily) Hinde, 1887

†Reticulosa (Order) Reid, 1958

Rhizomorina (Suborder) Zittel, 1895

Solenida (Order) de Laubenfels, 1955

†Sphinctozoa (Order) (Steinmann, 1882)

Tetractinomorpha (Subclass) Lévi, 1953 see (Class) Demospongiae Sollas, 1885

Verongida (Order) Bergquist, 1978

Invertebrates (96)

Entire range

†Dactylotreta (Genus) Rowell & Henderson, 1978

†Dactylotreta unda Engelbretsen, 2006

†Eocephalodiscus (Genus) Kozlowski, 1938, nom. nud.

†Eorhabdopleura (Genus)

†Euorthisina (Genus) Havlicek, 1950

†Euorthisina nazarenensis Benedetto, 2007

†Kvania (Genus) Havlicek, 1994

†Kvania azulpampensis Benedetto, 2007

†Kvania azulpampensis azulpampensis Benedetto, 2007

†Kvania azulpampensis dichotoma Benedetto, 2007

†Kvania lariensis Benedetto, 2007

†Kvania mergli Benedetto, 2007

†Kvania primigenia Benedetto, 2007

†Lesserorthis (Genus) Benedetto, 2007

†Lesserorthis havliceki Benedetto, 2007

†Nanorthis (Genus) Ulrich & Cooper, 1936

†Nanorthis calderensis Benedetto, 2007

†Nanorthis calderensis alternata Benedetto, 2007

†Nanorthis calderensis calderensis Benedetto, 2007

†Protorthisina (Genus) Benedetto, 2007

†Protorthisina simplex Benedetto, 2007

Lower limit

Bryozoa (Phylum) Ehrenberg, 1831 - bryozoans

†Camaroidea (Order)

Ectoprocta (Phylum) Nitsche, 1869 see (Phylum) Bryozoa Ehrenberg, 1831 - ectoprocts

Polyplacophora (Class) Blainville, 1816 - chitons

†Stolonoidea (Order) Kozlowski, 1938

†Tuboidea (Order) Kozlowski, 1938

Within limits

†Acrotheloidea (Superfamily) Walcott, 1908

Acrotretida (Order) Kuhn, 1949

†Acrotretoidea (Superfamily) Schuchert, 1893

Anthozoa (Class) Ehrenberg, 1831

Articulata (Class) Huxley, 1869

†Billingsellacea (Superfamily) see (Superfamily) †Billingselloidea Schuchert, 1893

†Billingsellida (Order) Schuchert, 1893

†Billingsellidina (Suborder) Schuchert, 1893

†Billingselloidea (Superfamily) Schuchert, 1893

Brachiopoda (Phylum) Duméril, 1806 - brachiopods

†Chileata (Class) Williams et al., 1996

Cnidaria (Phylum) Hatschek, 1888 - cnidarians

†Conchopeltida (Order)

†Conodonta (Phylum) Eichenberg, 1930 see (Subclass) †Conodonta Eichenberg, 1930

†Conodontophorida (Class) Eichenberg, 1930 see (Order) †Conodontophorida Eichenberg, 1930

†Conulata (Class) Moore & Harrington, 1956

Craniata (Class) Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer & Popov, 1996

Craniiformea (Subphylum) Popov, Bassett, Holmer & Laurie, 1993

†Craniopsida (Order) Gorjansky & Popov, 1985

†Craniopsidae (Family) Williams, 1963

†Craniopsoidea (Superfamily) Williams, 1963

Ctenophora (Phylum) Eschscholtz, 1829 - comb jellies

†Dalmanellidina (Suborder) Moore, 1952

†Dendroidea (Order) Nicholson, 1872

†Graptolithina (Class) Bronn, 1849

Hydroida (Order) Johnston, 1836 see (Order) Anthoathecatae - hydroids

Hydrozoa (Class) Owen, 1843

†Hyolitha (Phylum) (Marek, 1963) see (Class) †Hyolitha Marek, 1963

†Hyolithes (Genus) Eichwald, 1840

Inarticulata (Class) (Huxley, 1869)

Larvacea (Class) Herdman, 1891 see (Class) Appendicularia Lahille, 1890

Lingulata (Class) Gorjansky & Popov, 1985

Lingulida (Order) Waagen, 1885

Linguliformea (Subphylum) Williams et al., 1996

Linguloidea (Superfamily) Menke, 1828

†Lobopodia (Phylum) Snodgrass, 1938 - lobopodians

Monoplacophora (Class) Odhner, 1940 - monoplacophorans

†Obolidae (Family) King, 1846

Octocorallia (Subclass) Haeckel, 1866 see (Subclass) Alcyonaria - octocorals

†Orthida (Order) Schuchert & Cooper, 1932

†Orthidina (Suborder) Schuchert & Cooper, 1932

†Orthoidea (Superfamily) Woodward, 1852

†Orthotheca (Genus) Novák, 1887

†Orthothecida (Order) Marek, 1966

†Paraconodontida (Class) Müller, 1962 see (Order) †Paraconodontida Müller, 1962

†Paterinata (Class) Williams et al, 1996

†Paterinida (Order) Rowell, 1965

†Paterinoidea (Superfamily) Schuchert, 1893

†Pentamerida (Order) Schuchert & Cooper, 1931

†Plectorthoidea (Superfamily) Schuchert & Le Vene, 1929

†Porambonitoidea (Superfamily) Davidson, 1853

†Procoelomata (Phylum) Bergström, 1989

†Protomedusae (Class)

†Protorthida (Order) Schuchert & Cooper, 1931

Pterobranchia (Class) Lankester, 1877 - pterobranchs

Pterobranchia (Phylum) Lankester, 1877 see (Class) Pterobranchia Lankester, 1877

Rhynchonellata (Class) Williams et al., 1996

Rhynchonelliformea (Subphylum) Williams et al., 1996

†Rostroconchia ([unranked]) Cox, 1960 see (Class) †Rostroconchia Pojeta et al., 1972

Scyphomedusae (Group) see (Subclass) Scyphomedusae Lankaster, 1877

Scyphozoa (Class) Goette, 1887 - jellyfish

†Siphonotretida (Order) Gorjansky, 1960

†Siphonotretidae (Family) Kutorga, 1848

†Siphonotretoidea (Superfamily) Kutorga, 1848

†Strophomenata (Class) Williams et al, 1996

†Syntrophiidina (Suborder) Ulrich & Cooper, 1936

†Tabulata (Order) (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1850)

Trachylinida (Order) see (Order) Trachylina Haeckel, 1879

Zoantharia (Subclass) de Blainville, 1830

Animals (2)

Within limits

Animalia (Kingdom) Linnaeus, 1758 - animals

Chordata (Phylum) Bateson, 1885 - chordates

Algae (1)

Within limits

Prasinophyceae (Class) T. Christensen, 1962 ex Ø. Moestrup & J. Throndsen (1988) see ([unranked]) prasinophytes - prasinophytes

Protozoa (6)

Lower limit

allogromids (Suborder) see (Order) Allogromiida Loeblich & Tappan, 1961

Within limits

†Acritarcha (Group) Evitt, 1963 - acritarchs

Foraminifera (Class) d'Orbigny, 1826 see (Phylum) Foraminifera d'Orbigny, 1826

Foraminifera (Order) d'Orbigny, 1826 see (Class) Foraminifera d'Orbigny, 1826

Foraminiferida (Order) d'Orbigny, 1826 see (Class) Foraminifera d'Orbigny, 1826 - foraminiferans

textularids (Suborder) see (Order) Textulariida Delage & Hérouard, 1896

Protists (2)

Within limits

Paleodictyon (Genus) Menghini, 1850

Polycystinea (Class) Ehrenberg, 1838 see (Superclass) Polycystinia Ehrenberg, 1838 - polycystines

Eukaryotes (4)

Within limits

Dinomastigota (Phylum) Margulis, 1996 see (Phylum) Dinoflagellata Engl. (1903)

Eukarya (Superkingdom) Chatton, 1925 see (Domain) Eukaryota Chatton, 1925

Eukaryota (Domain) Chatton, 1925 - eukaryotes

Protoctista (Kingdom) Hogg, 1860

Prokaryotes (4)

Within limits

Bacteria (Kingdom) (Cohn 1870) Cavalier-Smith 1983 see (Kingdom) Bacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002 - bacteria

Bacteria (Kingdom) Cavalier-Smith 2002 see (Domain) Bacteria Woese et al. 1990 - bacteria

Cyanobacteria (Phylum) (ex Stanier 1974) Cavalier-Smith 2002 - cyanobacteria

Monera (Kingdom) Haeckel 1866 see (Domain) Bacteria Woese et al. 1990

Organisms (2)

Within limits

†Archaeocopida (Order) Sylvester-Bradley, 1961 see ([unranked]) †Phosphatocopina Müller, 1964

organisms ([unranked]) see (Clade) Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]

Geological regions (52)

Within limits

Aldan Shield (Geologic province)

Anabar Shield ([unranked])

Arabian-Nubian Shield ([unranked])

Baikal Fold Belt ([unranked])

†Baltic Plate ([unranked]) see (Tectonic plate) Eurasian Plate

Baltic Shield ([unranked])

Cameroon N'tem Complex ([unranked])

Central Africa Craton ([unranked])

Chaillu Craton ([unranked])

Committee Bay Block ([unranked])

Congo Craton ([unranked])

Ethiopian Block ([unranked])

†Gondwana ([unranked]) E. Suess, 1861

Greenland Shield (Geologic province)

Guapore Craton ([unranked])

Guiana Shield ([unranked])

Indian Shield (Geologic province)

Kaapvaal Craton ([unranked])

Kaminak Group ([unranked])

Kasaï Craton ([unranked])

Labrador Shield ([unranked])

†Laurentia ([unranked])

Litchfield Complex ([unranked])

Luis Alves Massif ([unranked])

Madagascar Craton ([unranked])

Man Shield ([unranked])

Nanambu Complex ([unranked])

Pilbara Block (Geologic province)

Reguibat Shield ([unranked])

Rio de la Plata Craton ([unranked])

Rio de la Plata Massif ([unranked])

Rul Jungle Complex ([unranked])

São Francisco Craton ([unranked])

Sayan Fold Belt ([unranked])

Scottish Shield ([unranked])

Sebakwe Proto-Craton ([unranked])

Sino-Korean Craton ([unranked]) see ([unranked]) North China Craton

Slave Craton ([unranked])

Slave Province ([unranked])

Superior Craton ([unranked])

Superior Province ([unranked])

Tanzanian Craton ([unranked])

Tarim Craton ([unranked])

Tuareg Shield ([unranked])

Ukrainian Shield (Geologic province)

West African Craton ([unranked])

Wyoming Province ([unranked])

Yangtze Craton ([unranked])

Yienisei Fold Belt ([unranked])

Yilgarn Block (Geologic province)

Zambian Block ([unranked])

Zimbabwe Craton ([unranked])

Geological entities (4)

Within limits

†Iapetus Ocean ([unranked])

†Khanty Ocean ([unranked])

Napier Complex ([unranked]) (Antarctica)

†Proto-Tethys Ocean ([unranked])

Links

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