Eumetazoa

Eumetazoa Temporal range: early Ediacaran (perhaps earlier) – Recent
A lancelet
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Subkingdom:	Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910

Eumetazoa is a clade which includes all major animal phyla except sponges, and a few other groups of animals, such as the Placozoa. The Eumetazoa have true tissues, neurons, and an embryo that goes through a gastrula stage.