Banffidae is an extinct family of

vetulicolia VetulicoliaThe taxon name, Vetulocolia, is derived from the type genus, ''Vetulicola'', which is a compound Latin word composed of ''vetuli'' "old" and ''cola'' "inhabitant". is a taxon (either phylum or subphylum in rank) encompassing several ex ...

ns that is the only family of the order Banffiata and class Heteromorphida, also known as Banffozoa. It contains the genera ''

Banffia ''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 memb ...

'', '' Heteromorphus'', and ''

Skeemella ''Skeemella clavula'' is an elongate animal from what is now the Middle Cambrian Wheeler Shale lagerstätte, of Utah. It has been classified with the vetulicolians VetulicoliaThe taxon name, Vetulocolia, is derived from the type genus, '' Vetu ...

''. Banffids differ from vetulicolians of the class

Vetulicolida Vetulicolida is one of the two classes of the enigmatic extinct phylum Vetulicolia VetulicoliaThe taxon name, Vetulocolia, is derived from the type genus, ''Vetulicola'', which is a compound Latin word composed of ''vetuli'' "old" and ''cola'' ...

in having a posterior body section with numerous segments, rather than the seven-segmented posterior body of vetulicolidans.

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