Period: 650 million to 544 million years ago. Syn.: Vendian
Echinoderms (1)
Entire range
†Arkarua (Genus) Gehling, 1987
Crustaceans (4)
Entire range
†Parvancorina (Genus) Glaessner, 1958
†Parvancorina minchami Sprigg
Lower limit
Branchiopoda (Class) Latreille, 1817 - branchiopods
Crustacea (Superclass) Pennant, 1777 see ([unranked]) Crustaceomorpha Chernyshev, 1960 - crustaceans
Arthropods (10)
Entire range
†Diplichnites (Genus) Dawson, 1873
†Spriggina floundersi Glaessner
†Triforillonia (Genus) Gehling, Narbonne & Anderson, 2000
†Triforillonia costellae Gehling et al., 2000
Lower limit
Arthropoda (Phylum) Siebold, 1848 - arthropods
Crustacea (Subphylum) Brünnich, 1772 see (Superclass) Crustacea Pennant, 1777 - crustaceans
†Parvancorinomorpha ([unranked]) J.-P. Lin et al., 2006
†Parvancorinomorpha (Subphylum) J.-P. Lin et al., 2006
†Trilobitomorpha (Subphylum) Størmer, 1944 see (Superclass) †Trilobitomorpha Størmer, 1944 - trilobites
†Trilobitomorpha (Superclass) Størmer, 1944, stat. inval. see (Superclass) †Trilobitomorpha Størmer, 1944
Molluscs (2)
Entire range
†Aspidella (Genus) Billings, 1872
Within limits
†Halkieriidae (Family) Poulsen, 1967
Sponges (3)
Entire range
†Paleophragmodictya (Genus) Gehling & Rigby, 1996
Lower limit
Hexactinellida (Class) Schmidt, 1870 - hexactinellids
Porifera (Phylum) Grant, 1836 - sponges
Invertebrates (65)
Entire range
†Albumares (Genus) Fedonkin, 1976
†Albumaresidae (Family) Fedonkin, 1985
†Anabarites (Genus) Missarzhevsky, 1969
†Anabaritidae (Family) Glaessner, 1979, nom. inval. see (Family) †Anabaritidae Missarzhevsky, 1974
†Anafesta (Genus) nom. null. see (Genus) †Anfesta Fedonkin, 1984
†Arborea (Genus) Glaessner & Wade, 1966
†Aspidella ternmovica
†Bradgatia (Genus) Boynton & Ford, 1995
†Bradgatia linfordensis Boynton & Ford, 1995
†Charnia (Genus) Ford, 1958
†Charnia wardi Narbonne & Gehling, 2003
†Charniidae (Family) Glaessner, 1979
†Charniodiscus (Genus) Ford, 1958
†Charniodiscus arborens see †Charniodiscus arboreus (Glaessner, 1959)
†Charniodiscus arboreus (Glaessner, 1959) see †Arborea arborea (Glaessner, 1959) Glaessner & Wade, 1966
†Charniodiscus procerus M. LaFlamme et al., 2004
†Charniodiscus spinosus M. LaFlamme et al., 2004
†Conomedusites (Genus) Glaessner & Wade, 1966
†Cyclomedusa (Genus) Sprigg, 1947
†Cyclomedusa plana Glaessner & Wade
†Dickinsonia (Genus) Sprigg, 1947
†Dickinsonia costata Sprigg
†Ediacara (Genus)
†Eoporpita (Genus) Wade, 1972
†Ernietta (Genus) Pflug, 1966
†Erniettamorpha (Class) Pflug, 1972 see ([unranked]) †Erniettomorpha Pflug, 1972
†Erniettidae (Family) Pflug, 1972
†Glaessnerina (Genus) Germs, 1972
†Ivesia (Genus) Boynton & Ford, 1995, nom. illeg.
†Kimberella (Genus) Wade, 1972
†Mawsonites (Genus) Glaessner & Wade, 1966
†Paracharnia (Genus)
†Phyllozoan (Genus)
†Praecambridium (Genus) Glaessner & Wade, 1966
†Pteridiniidae (Family) Richter, 1955
†Pteridinium (Genus) Gürich, 1933
†Rangea (Genus) Gurich, 1930
†Rangeidae (Family)
†Rangeomorpha (Class) Pflug, 1972 see ([unranked]) †Rangeomorpha Pflug, 1972
†Sinocyclocyclicus (Genus) Xue, 1992
†Sinocyclocyclicus guizhouensis Xue et al., 1992
†Skinnera (Genus) Wade, 1969
†Spriggina (Genus) Glaessner, 1958
†Swarpuntia (Genus)
†Thectardis (Genus) Clapham, Narbonne, Gehling, Greentree & Anderson, 2004 - triangles
†Thectardis avalonensis Clapham et al., 2004
†Tribrachididae (Family) Runnegar, 1992
†Tribrachidium (Genus) Glaessner, 1959
†Tribrachidium heraldicum Sprigg
†Vendia (Genus) Keller, 1969
Lower limit
Anthozoa (Class) Ehrenberg, 1831
Brachiopoda (Phylum) Duméril, 1806 - brachiopods
†Cloudinidae (Family) Hahn & Pflug, 1985
†Conchopeltida (Order)
†Conodonta (Phylum) Eichenberg, 1930 see (Subclass) †Conodonta Eichenberg, 1930
Hydroida (Order) Johnston, 1836 see (Order) Anthoathecatae - hydroids
Hydrozoa (Class) Owen, 1843
Octocorallia (Subclass) Haeckel, 1866 see (Subclass) Alcyonaria - octocorals
†Paraconodontida (Class) Müller, 1962 see (Order) †Paraconodontida Müller, 1962
†Protomedusae (Class)
Scyphomedusae (Group) see (Subclass) Scyphomedusae Lankaster, 1877
Scyphozoa (Class) Goette, 1887 - jellyfish
Trachylinida (Order) see (Order) Trachylina Haeckel, 1879
Within limits
Cnidaria (Phylum) Hatschek, 1888 - cnidarians
Monoplacophora (Class) Odhner, 1940 - monoplacophorans
Animals (5)
Entire range
†Annulusichnus (Genus) Zhang Luyi, 1986
†Annulusichnus regularis
†Cloudina (Genus) Germs, 1972
†Inaria (Genus) Gehling, 1988
Within limits
Animalia (Kingdom) Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Algae (1)
Within limits
Prasinophyceae (Class) T. Christensen, 1962 ex Ø. Moestrup & J. Throndsen (1988) see ([unranked]) prasinophytes - prasinophytes
Protozoa (2)
Entire range
†Vendobionta (Phylum) Seilacher, 1992 see (Phylum) †Vendozoa Seilacher, 1984
Within limits
†Acritarcha (Group) Evitt, 1963 - acritarchs
Eukaryotes (4)
Lower limit
Dinomastigota (Phylum) Margulis, 1996 see (Phylum) Dinoflagellata Engl. (1903)
Within limits
Eukarya (Superkingdom) Chatton, 1925 see (Domain) Eukaryota Chatton, 1925
Eukaryota (Domain) Chatton, 1925 - eukaryotes
Protoctista (Kingdom) Hogg, 1860
Prokaryotes (4)
Within limits
Bacteria (Kingdom) Cavalier-Smith 1998 nom. inval. see (Kingdom) Bacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002 stat. inval. - bacteria
Bacteria (Kingdom) Cavalier-Smith 2002 stat. inval. see (Domain) Bacteria Woese et al. 1990 stat. inval. - bacteria
Cyanobacteria (Phylum) (ex Stanier 1974) Cavalier-Smith 2002 stat. inval. see (Phylum) Cyanobacteriota Oren et al. 2022 - cyanobacteria
Monera (Kingdom) Haeckel 1866 see (Domain) Bacteria Woese et al. 1990 stat. inval.
Organisms (1)
Within limits
organisms ([unranked]) see (Clade) Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
Geological regions (52)
Entire range
†Pannotia ([unranked]) I.W.D. Dalziel, 1997 - Vendian supercontinent
Lower limit
†Gondwana ([unranked]) E. Suess, 1861
†Laurentia ([unranked])
Within limits
Aldan Shield (Geologic province)
Anabar Shield ([unranked])
Arabian-Nubian Shield ([unranked])
Baikal Fold Belt ([unranked])
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])
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])
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)
Lower limit
†Iapetus Ocean ([unranked])
†Khanty Ocean ([unranked])
†Proto-Tethys Ocean ([unranked])
Within limits
Napier Complex ([unranked]) (Antarctica)
Links
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