Brachiozoa Temporal range: | |
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A colony of the phoronid Phoronis hippocrepis in shallow water on the coast of Italy. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa |
Clade: | ParaHoxozoa |
Clade: | Bilateria |
Clade: | Nephrozoa |
Clade: | Protostomia |
Clade: | Spiralia |
Superphylum: | Lophotrochozoa |
Clade: | Lophophorata |
Clade: | Brachiozoa Cavalier-Smith 1998 |
Phyla | |
Synonyms | |
Phoronozoa Zrzavý et al., 1998 [1] |
Brachiozoa is a grouping of lophophorate animals including Brachiopoda and Phoronida. [2] [3] [4]