Vendiamorpha

Vendiamorpha
Temporal range: Late Ediacaran, between 567–550 Ma
Paravendia janae, Vendia sokolovi,
V. rachiata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Proarticulata
Class: Vendiamorpha
Fedonkin, 1985
Families and genera

Vendiamorpha[1] is a class of extinct animals within the Ediacaran phylum Proarticulata.

The typical vendiamorph had an oval-shaped or round-shaped body divided completely into segmented isomers, that were arranged alternately in two rows with reference to the longitudinal axis of the body.

  1. ^ Fedonkin, M.A. (1985). "Systematic description of Vendian metazoa". In Sokolov, B.S.; Iwanowski, A.B. (eds.). Vendian System: Historical–Geological and Paleontological Foundation. Vol. 1: Paleontology. Moscow, RU: Nauka. pp. 70–106.