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Taffertia taffertensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae

Taxonomy
Taffertia taffertensis was named by Geux (1973). It is the type species of Taffertia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Taffertia taffertensis Geux p. 503 figs. Pl. 2, fig. 6; pl. 10, fig. 7; pl. 14, fig. 7; pl. 15, fig. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyHildoceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyHarpoceratinaeNeumayr 1875
genusTaffertia
speciestaffertensisGeux 1973

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: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Carlottense or 183.50000 to 182.30000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Falciferum184.2 - 182.9Spain (Granda) Taffertia taffertensis (201064 201067 201068 201069)
Falciferum184.2 - 182.9Italy Taffertia taffertensis (145303 145305 145314 145315)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian184.2 - 180.4Canada (British Columbia) Taffertia taffertensis (55655)
Carlottense183.5 - 182.3Canada (British Columbia) Taffertia taffertensis (200284)
Middle Toarcian - Late/Upper Toarcian182.9 - 174.7Morocco (Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate) Taffertia taffertensis (234054)