Paravendia

Paravendia is an extinct genus of proarticulate vendiamorph that lived in the Ediacaran period, about 553 million years ago. It shares the Vendiidae family with Vendia and Karakhtia. It is a monotypic genus, with the species Paravendia janae.^[1]

Paravendia Temporal range: Ediacaran, 553 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Artists restoration of Paravendia janae.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	†Proarticulata
Class:	†Vendiamorpha
Family:	†Vendiidae
Genus:	†Paravendia Ivantsov, 2004
Species:	P. janae
Binomial name
Paravendia janae Ivantsov, 2001

Description

It is an animal that presents 'bilateral' symmetry, similar in appearance to the previously mentioned genus Vendia , with new isomers replacing the older ones.

Distribution

Ediacaran of the Russian Federation (Arkhangelsk).^[1]

See also

• List of ediacaran genera