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Tafilaltia

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Heterorthidae

Taxonomy
Tafilaltia is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Heterorthidae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
T. brevimusculosa
Species lacking formal opinion data
T. dalmanelloides, T. dargasensis, T. destombesi, T. occidentalis, T. seyahouensis, T. trifida, T. valpyana
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Tafilaltia Williams et al. p. 804
2002Tafilaltia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyHeterorthidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusTafilaltia

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 17:58:10
Modified: 2009-06-11 19:58:10
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Dobrotivian to the top of the Kralodvorian or 461.00000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Czechia T. dalmanelloides (3858)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Spain (Guadalajara) T. valpyana (194903)
Dobrotivian - Berounian461.0 - 450.1Morocco (Maïder) T. destombesi (20970)
Dobrotivian - Berounian461.0 - 450.1France T. sp. (21007)
Dobrotivian - Berounian461.0 - 450.1Spain (Zaragoza) T. sp. (21090)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1Spain (Cuidad Real) T. brevimusculosa (21100)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1Spain (Caceres and Cuidad Real) T. sp. (21047)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1Morocco T. brevimusculosa (192913)
Bohdalec459.3 - 445.2Spain (Cuidad Real) T. brevimusculosa (166716 166717)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Iran T. dargasensis (234904) T. seyahouensis (234906 234907 234908 234909)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) T. destombesi, T. sp. (276239) T. sp., T. occidentalis (276240)
Kralodvorian450.1 - 445.2France (Languedoc-Roussillon) T. trifida (166748)