Vetulicolida
| Vetulicolida Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Fossils and diagrams of Nesonektris | |
| Artist's reconstruction of Yuyuanozoon (a didazoonid, foreground) and Vetulicola rectangulata (a vetulicolid) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade?: | †Vetulicolia |
| Class: | †Vetulicolida Chen and Zhou, 1997 |
| Orders | |
Vetulicolida is a class of vetulicolians. It consists of the order Vetulicolata (which contains the families Vetulicolidae and Didazoonidae) and the genus Nesonektris, which is of uncertain placement. It is distinguished from the Banffozoa by the number and size of posterior segments as well as features of the anterior section.