Benthozoa
Clade of early animals
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The Benthozoa or Myriazoa[1] are a proposed basal animal clade consisting of the Porifera and ParaHoxozoa as a sister group of Ctenophora.[2]
| Benthozoa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| (unranked): | Benthozoa A. Erives and B. Fritzsch, 2019 |
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Myriazoa | |
An alternative phylogeny is given by the Porifera-sister hypothesis in which Porifera are the first diverging animal group.
| Choanozoa |
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| 950 mya |
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