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Banffia
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), Bambach et al. (2007); and to Banffiidae by Conway Morris et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Ottoidae by Walcott (1911); to Problematica by Sepkoski (2002), Bambach et al. (2007); and to Banffiidae by Conway Morris et al. (2015).
Species
B. constricta (type species), B. episoma
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1911 | Banffia Walcott p. 130 |
| 2002 | Banffia Sepkoski |
| 2007 | Banffia Bambach et al. p. S83 |
| 2015 | Banffia Conway Morris et al. p. 633 |
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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
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Middle Cambrian or 521.00000 to 497.00000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Atdabanian | China (Yunnan) | B. confusa (68083) B. sp. (86929) | |
| Nangaoian | China (Hubai) | B. sp. (219687) | |
| Middle Cambrian | Canada (British Columbia) | B. sp. (171308) | |
| Middle Cambrian | USA (Utah) | B. episoma (80122) |