Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
Full reference: E. F. Owen and E. P. F. Rose. 1997. Early Jurassic brachiopods from Gibraltar, and their Tethyan affinities. Palaeontology 40:497-513
Parent taxon: Zeilleriinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Ajukuzella, Antiptychina, Bazardarella, Cincta, Digonella, Fimbriothyris, Irenothyris, Keratothyris, Kolymithyris, Lazella, Menathyris, Mycerosia, Obovothyris, Parathyridina, Periallus, Pirotella, Rugitela, Sacothyris, Selongthyris, Silesiathyris, Somalitela, Tubegatanella, Worobievella, Zeilleria
Subtaxa: Calpella aretusa
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at North Face (Silvertop-Smith collection) (Jurassic of Gibraltar)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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