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Banffia

Ottoidae

Taxonomy
Banffia was named by Walcott (1911) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid-u]. Its type is Banffia constricta.

It was assigned to Ottoidae by Walcott (1911); to Problematica by Sepkoski (2002) and Bambach et al. (2007); and to Banffiidae by Conway Morris et al. (2015).

Species
B. constricta (type species), B. episoma

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Banffia Walcott p. 130
2002Banffia Sepkoski
2007Banffia Bambach et al. p. S83
2015Banffia Conway Morris et al. p. 633

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
CycloneuraliaAhlrichs 1995
RankNameAuthor
Scaldiphora
phylumPriapulidaThéel 1906
Archaeopriapulida
familyOttoidae
genusBanffia

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Banffia Walcott 1911
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Banffia constricta Walcott 1911
Banffia episoma Conway Morris et al. 2015
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available