†subfamily Taffiinae Schuchert and Cooper 1931 (lamp shell)
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Taffiidae
Parent taxon: Taffiidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Ahtiellinae, Bockelia, Halirhachis, Leptellinae, Pelonomiinae, Tinopena, Ukoainae
Subtaxa: Amadeuphyla Aporthophyla Aporthophylina Spanodonta Taffia Tourmakeadia
Type: Taffia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Whiterockian of Canada (1: Newfoundland collection), United States (5: Nevada)
• Arenig of Argentina (1)
• Ordovician of Argentina (3), Australia (7), Canada (2: Newfoundland), China (15), Ireland (1), Kazakhstan (12), Malaysia (7), Norway (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (7: Alabama, Montana, Nevada)
• Ibexian of United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 65 collections including 69 occurrences