Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Synonym: Turriculum de Gregorio 1930
Parent taxon: Meekellinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Alatorthotetina, Meekella, Meekellogeyerella, Niviconia, Orthothetina, Paraorthotetina, Perigeyerella, Sicelia
Subtaxa: Geyerella alpina Geyerella americana Geyerella distorta Geyerella gemmellaroi Geyerella hessi Geyerella inexpectata Geyerella kedaoensis Geyerella kingorum Geyerella mongolica Geyerella ofunatoensis Geyerella ovata Geyerella rex Geyerella tschernyschewi Turriculum imperans
Type: Geyerella gemmellaroi
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Armenia (1 collection), Austria (1), China (8), Italy (1), Japan (1), Slovenia (4), Tajikistan (3), Tunisia (2), Ukraine (1), United States (60: New Mexico, Texas)
• Carboniferous of United States (1: Texas)
Total: 83 collections including 86 occurrences
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