Taffertia

Taffertia is an extinct genus of cephalopod belonging to the family Hildoceratidae. These cephalopods existed in the Jurassic period, during Toarcian age in the Falciferum zone and possibly only in Exaratum subzone. Its fossils were found in Canada, Morocco, Algeria and Italy.^[1][2][3]

Taffertia Temporal range: Early Toarcian[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Fossil shell of Taffertia taffertensis from High Atlas (Morocco), in personal collection
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	†Ammonoidea
Order:	†Ammonitida
Family:	†Hildoceratidae
Subfamily:	†Harpoceratinae
Genus:	†Taffertia Guex, 1973
Type species
Taffertia taffertensis Guex, 1973

Description

Moderately involute, keeled, tectiform, sub-ogival shell with bold, regularly bifurcating ribs. It is similar to Pseudolioceras, but is more evolute and differs from other Harpoceratinae by having bifurcating ribs.^[1][4]