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Taffiinae

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Taffiidae

Taxonomy
Taffiinae was named by Schuchert and Cooper (1931). Its type is Taffia.

It was assigned to Taffiidae by Williams et al. (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Taffiinae Schuchert and Cooper
2000Taffiinae Williams et al. p. 310

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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
subfamilyTaffiinaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931

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.

Subfm. †Taffiinae Schuchert and Cooper 1931
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G. †Amadeuphyla Jakobsen et al. 2014
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†Amadeuphyla joanae Jakobsen et al. 2014
G. †Aporthophyla Ulrich and Cooper 1938
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†Aporthophyla aurora Billings 1865
†Aporthophyla kasachstanica Rukavishnikova 1956
†Aporthophyla stoermeri Neuman and Bruton 1974
†Aporthophyla typa Ulrich and Cooper 1936
G. †Aporthophylina Ulrich and Cooper 1936
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†Spanodonta floweri Cooper 1988
†Spanodonta hoskingiae Prendergast 1935
Invalid names: Archambona Cooper 1988 [synonym]
G. †Taffia Butts 1926
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†Taffia anomala Benedetto and Herrera 1986
†Taffia planoconvexa Butts 1926
†Taffia westgatei Ulrich and Cooper 1936
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†Tourmakeadia fimbriata Williams and Curry 1985
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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Arenig to the top of the Ashgill or 478.60000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections (65 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibexian487.5 - 470.0USA (Nevada) Taffia westgatei (91172)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7USA (Montana) Aporthophyla sp. (275)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Argentina Taffia sp. (8719)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Malaysia Aporthophyla tianjingshanensis (186493 186496) Archambona floweri (186487) Spanodonta floweri (186490 186491)
Bendigonian474.9 - 473.1Australia (Tasmania) Spanodonta hoskingiae (186107 186108 210259 210260 210263)
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Alabama) Taffia planoconvexa (186525 186526 186527)
Fennian470.7 - 468.0Malaysia (Palau Lankawi Island) Aporthophyla tianjingshanensis (186498)
Fennian470.7 - 468.0China (Ningxia) Aporthophyla tianjingshanensis (186499)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Nevada) Aporthophyla typa (297 104450 104453)
Castlemainian - Yapeenian470.0 - 467.3Ireland Tourmakeadia fimbriata (153922)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4Argentina Taffia sp. (9031)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland) Strophomena aurora (186482)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Aporthophyla sp. (104374 104457) Aporthophyla typa (88946 104447 104462)
Abereiddian468.0 - 461.1Kazakhstan Aporthophyla kasachstanica (165482 165483 165485 165486 165487 165541 165543 165544 165546 165547 165591 165594)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom (Wales) Taffia sp. (69097)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Argentina Taffia anomala (8748) Taffia sp. (8747)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Norway (Trøndelag) Aporthophyla stoermeri (191062)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Malaysia Aporthophyla tianjingshanensis (186497)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Australia (Tasmania) Spanodonta sp. (2674)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Canada (Newfoundland) Taffia sp. (185947 185948)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Australia (Northwest Territory) Amadeuphyla joanae (154171)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4China (Tibet) Aporthophyla perelegans (186225 186227 186228 186229 186230 186231 186232) Aporthophyla perelegans, Aporthophylina intermedia (186221 186222 186223 186233)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (QingHai) Aporthophyla sp. (8680)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5China (GuangXi) Aporthophyla sp. (4671)
Cheneyan452.5 - 451.3United Kingdom (Scotland) T. gen. et sp. indet. (219884)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (XinJiang) Aporthophyla sp. (20784)