Banffidae
| Banffidae Temporal range: Middle Cambrian
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| Artist restoration of Banffia constricta. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | †Vetulicolia |
| Class: | †Heteromorphida Shu, 2005 |
| Order: | †Banffiata Aldridge et al., 2007 |
| Family: | †Banffidae Caron, 2006 |
| Type genus | |
| †Banffia Walcott, 1911
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Banffidae is an extinct family of vetulicolians that is the only family of the order Banffiata and class Heteromorphida, also known as Banffozoa. It contains the genera Banffia, , and Skeemella.[1][2] Banffids differ from vetulicolians of the class Vetulicolida in having a posterior body section with numerous segments, rather than the seven-segmented posterior body of vetulicolidans.
References[]
- ^ Aldridge, Richard J.; Xian-Guang, Hou; Siveter, David J.; Siveter, Derek J.; Gabbott, Sarah E. (2007-01-18). "The systematics and phylogenetic relationships of vetulicolians". Palaeontology. 50 (1): 131–168. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2006.00606.x.
- ^ Kimmig, Julien; Leibach, Wade W.; Lieberman, Bruce S. (2020). "First occurrence of the problematic vetulicolian Skeemella clavula in the Cambrian Marjum Formation of Utah, USA". Carnets de Géologie. 2020: 215–221. doi:10.4267/2042/70836. ISSN 1634-0744.
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