Banffia

Banffia
Temporal range: Middle Cambrian
Fossil of B. constricta from
the Burgess Shale
Fossil of B. episoma from
the Spence Shale
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Vetulicolia
Class: Banffozoa
Order: Banffiata
Family: Banffidae
Genus: Banffia
Walcott, 1911
Type species
Banffia constricta
Walcott, 1911
Species
  • Banffia constricta
    Walcott, 1911
  • Banffia episoma
    Conway Morris and Selden, 2015

Banffia is a genus of animals described from Middle Cambrian fossils. The genus commemorates Banff, Alberta, near where the first fossil specimens were discovered. Its placement in higher taxa is controversial. It is considered to be a member of the enigmatic phylum Vetulicolia.


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