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Tarfaya jafariani
Taxonomy
Tarfaya jafariani was named by Popov et al. (2009). Its type specimen is 2004.22G.879, a valve (dorsal internal valve), and it is a 3D body fossil.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2009 | Tarfaya jafariani Popov et al. pp. 45 - 46 figs. Plate 3, figures 1–13; Text-figure 2A–G, J, K; Tables 1–2 |
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†Tarfaya jafariani Popov et al. 2009
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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L. E. Popov et al. 2009 | Shell suboval, slightly transverse; weakly developed dorsal sulcus fading anteriorly. Finely fascicostellate radial ornament with 19–21 primary ribs and 11–14 ribs per 3 mm along the anterior margin; ventral muscle field about 35 per cent of valve length. Cardinal process weak to completely absent. Dorsal median ridge low and broad, extending anteriorly to mid-length. |