†Tarfaya Havlicek 1971 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Heterorthidae
Full reference: V. Havlicek. 1971. Brachiopodes de l’Ordovicien du Maroc. Notes et Mémoires du Service géologique du Maroc 230:1-135
Parent taxon: Heterorthidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Popov et al. 2009 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Arenorthis, Cacemia, Cilinella, Heterorthella, Heterorthina, Heterorthis, Incorthis, Marionites, Svobodaina, Tafilaltia, Tissintia
Subtaxa: Tarfaya grandis Tarfaya jafariani Tarfaya marocana
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of China (1 collection), Morocco (2)
• Tremadoc of Argentina (1), Iran (4)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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