Vetulocystidae

Vetulocystidae
Temporal range: 541–501 Ma Early Cambrian - Middle Cambrian
Reconstruction of 2 specimens of Vetulocystis catenata (in the lower part), and the chordate Cathaymyrus diadexus.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Superphylum:
Deuterostomia
(unranked):
†Vetulocystida
Family:
†Vetulocystidae

Shu, et al., 2004
Type species
†Vetulocystis catenata
Shu, et al., 2004
Genera

Vetulocystidae is the only family of the taxon Vetulocystida, which is a group of extinct deuterostomes of uncertain phylogenetic position. Vetulocystidae is made up of the genera Vetulocystis, Dianchicystis and Thylacocercus.[1][2]

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  2. ^ Conway Morris, Simon; Halgedahl, Susan L.; Selden, Paul; Jarrard, Richard D. (2015). "Rare primitive deuterostomes from the Cambrian (Series 3) of Utah" (PDF). Journal of Paleontology. 89 (4): 631–636. doi:10.1017/jpa.2015.40.