kˌɪmbɚɹˈɛlə, fɹʌm ɐbˈaʊt , hˈæzbiːn dᵻskɹˈaɪbd baɪ sˌʌm pˌeɪliːoʊntˈɑːlədʒˌɪsts æz "mˈɑːlʌsklˈaɪk", bˌʌt ˈʌðɚz ɑːɹ ʌnwˈɪlɪŋ tə ɡˌoʊ fˈɜːðɚ ðɐn "pɹˈɑːbəbəl baɪlɐtˈɪɹiən".
Kimberella, from about , has been described by some paleontologists as "mollusc-like", but others are unwilling to go further than "probable bilaterian".