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''Tirasiana'' is a genus of disc-shaped animals from the Ediacaran period that contains three species: ''T. concentralis'', ''T. coniformis'' and ''T. disciformis,'' all which are distinguished by the complexity of their stepped structure.


Affinity

''Tirasiana'' moulds are thought to be discoidal body fossils of some kind, showing radial symmetry in them and with a round nodule in the middle.


See also

* List of ediacaran genera *
Aspidella :Aspidella'' is also a homonym for the mushroom genus ''Saproamanita. ''Aspidella'' is an Ediacaran disk-shaped fossil of uncertain affinity. It is known from the single species ''A. terranovica''. Morphology ''Aspidella'' consists of disk-s ...


References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q111600089 Cnidarians Fossil taxa described in 1976 Ediacaran life Ediacaran Enigmatic prehistoric animal genera Aquatic animals