Trilobozoa
| Trilobozoa Temporal range: Late Ediacaran, around | |
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| The many members of the Trilobozoa. (clockwise from top): Tribrachidium heraldium, Rugoconites enigmaticus, Rugoconites tenuirugosus, Albumares brunsae, Hallidaya brueri, Anfesta stankovskii, Lorenzinites rarus, Wigwamiella enigmatica and Skinerra brooksi. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa |
| Phylum: | †Trilobozoa Fedonkin, 1985 [nom. transl. Runnegar, 1992 ex Class Trilobozoa Fedonkin, 1985] |
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For minor descriptions, see text | |
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Trilobozoa, from Ancient Greek τρεῖς (treîs), meaning "three", λοβός (lobós), meaning "lobe", and ζῷον (zôion), meaning "animal", is a phylum of extinct, sessile animals that were originally classified into the Cnidaria. The basic body plan of trilobozoans is often a triradial or radial sphere-shaped form with lobes radiating from its centre. Fossils of trilobozoans are restricted to marine strata of the Late Ediacaran period.