Bilateria is a large clade of animals characterised by bilateral symmetry during embryonic development. This means their body plans are laid around a longitudinal axis with a front and a rear end, as
One view is that the original bilaterian was a marine worm somewhat like Xenoturbella.
Ikaria wariootia, living 571–539 million years ago, is one of the oldest bilaterians identified.
Centroneuralia is a proposed clade of animals with bilateral symmetry as an embryo, consisting of the Chordata and Protostomia, united by the presence of a central nervous system. An alternative to th