†family Tarfayidae Popov et al. 2009 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Tarfayidae

Full reference: L. E. Popov, M. G. Pour, M. G. Bassett and M. Kebria-ee. 2009. Billengsellide and orthide brachiopods: new insights into earliest Ordovician evolution and biogeography from northern Iran. Palaeontology 52(1):35-52

Parent taxon: Orthoidea according to L. E. Popov et al. 2009

Sister taxa: Anomalorthidae, Archaeorthidae, Bajanorthis, Bohemiellidae, Cathaysiorthidae, Glyptorthidae, Hesperonomiidae, Hesperorthidae, Lycophoriidae, Malinella, Nugnecella, Orthidae, Orthidiellidae, Ottadalenites, Plaesiomyidae, Poramborthidae, Productorthidae, Skenidioidae, Turarella, Whittardiidae, Zhejiangorthis, Toxorthidae, Dolerorthidae, Dinorthidae

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Tarfayidae in the database

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