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Taffia ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4869667https://www.gbif.org/species/4869667
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)28037https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=28037
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Taffiidae : Taffia
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
-Lophophorata
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familyTaffiidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
subfamilyTaffiinaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusTaffiaUlrich 1926
Scientific NameTaffia Ulrich, 1926
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Taffiagenusbelongs to Taffiinaestated with evidenceWilliams et al., 2000
Taffiagenusbelongs to Strophomenidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)4
First Recorded Appearance488 - 472 Ma
Paleozoic
Last Recorded Appearance466 - 458 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Motilitystationary (based on Strophomenida)
Visionblind (based on Strophomenata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Strophomenida)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)C. Butts. 1926. The Paleozoic rocks. Geological Survey Alabama, Special Report 14:41-230

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Taffia anomala ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		1466 Ma
Middle Ordovician		466 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Taffia planoconvexa ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		3479 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician		479 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Taffia westgatei ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		1488 Ma
Cambrian		488 Ma
Cambrian

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1926Taffia Butts
2000Taffia Williams et al. p. 310
2002Taffia Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Butts C. (1926) The Paleozoic rocks, Geological Survey Alabama, Special Report 14, 41-230
Williams A., Carlson S. J., et al (2000) Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volumes 2 & 3, Linguliformea, Craniiformea, Rhynchonelliformea (part)., Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, 1-919
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Spec. Rep. Geol. Surv. Alabama, 14, explan. pl. xviii. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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