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Torifera
Taxonomy
Torifera was named by Wolfart (1974) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Dres-l]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Alsataspididae by Peng et al. (2009).
It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Alsataspididae by Peng et al. (2009).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1974 | Torifera Wolfart |
| 1987 | Xiangia Peng |
| 2002 | Torifera Sepkoski |
| 2009 | Torifera Peng et al. |
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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. †Torifera Wolfart 1974
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†Torifera abrupta Peng et al. 2004
†Torifera jelli Peng et al. 2009
†Torifera paraconvexa Yang 1978
†Torifera taoyuanensis Peng 1987
†Torifera tuma Yang 1977
Invalid names: Xiangia Peng 1987 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997 | |||||
Age range: Guzhangian or 500.50000 to 497.00000 Ma
Collections (22 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Cambrian | India | T. jelli (114635 114663 114665) | |
| Guzhangian | China (Hunan) | T. abrupta (126439 126440) T. taoyuanensis (126313 126317 126318 126323 126328) T. taoyuanensis, T. tuma (126324) T. tuma (49176 49177 49182 49184 126287 126303 126304 126305 126306) Xiangia taoyuanensis (128930) | |
| Guzhangian | China (Yunnan) | T. sp. (219647) |