Dinomischidae

Dinomischidae
Temporal range:
Possible middle Frasnian record if Daihuoides is a member of this family
Dinomischus isolatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Ctenophora
Stem group: Ctenophora
Family: †Dinomischidae
Conway Morris, 1977
Type genus
†Dinomischus
Conway Morris, 1977
Other genera
  • †Calathites Luo et al., 1999
  • †Daihua Zhao et al., 2019
  • †Daihuoides? Klug et al., 2021
  • †Tentalus? Kimmig et al., 2025
  • †Xianguangia Chen & Erdtmann, 1991

Dinomischidae is an extinct family of stem-group ctenophores that lived from Cambrian Stage 3 to the Miaolingian, and possibly until the middle Frasnian if the genus Daihuoides is a member of this family.

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