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Taffia

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Taffiidae

Taxonomy
Taffia was named by Butts (1926) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l O Llvi Sepkoski's reference number: 878]. Its type is Taffia planoconvexa. It is the type genus of Taffiinae, Taffiidae.

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

Species
T. anomala, T. planoconvexa (type species), T. westgatei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Taffia Butts
2000Taffia Williams et al. p. 310
2002Taffia 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
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familyTaffiidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
subfamilyTaffiinaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusTaffia

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.

G. †Taffia Butts 1926
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†Taffia anomala Benedetto and Herrera 1986
†Taffia planoconvexa Butts 1926
†Taffia westgatei Ulrich and Cooper 1936
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:13:23
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:03:33
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Blackhillsian to the top of the Early/Lower Llanvirn or 475.30000 to 461.10000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibexian488.9 - 471.3USA (Nevada) T. westgatei (91172)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Argentina T. sp. (8719)
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3USA (Alabama) T. planoconvexa (186525 186526 186527)
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2Argentina T. sp. (9031)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Canada (Newfoundland) T. sp. (185947 185948)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Argentina T. anomala (8748) T. sp. (8747)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom (Wales) T. sp. (69097)