Cincta (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae

Alternative spelling: Zeilleria (Cincta)

Synonym: Cinctopsis

Parent taxon: Zeilleriinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006

See also Alméras and Fauré 2007, Comas-Rengifo et al. 1999 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Ajukuzella, Antiptychina, Bazardarella, Calpella, Digonella, Fimbriothyris, Irenothyris, Keratothyris, Kolymithyris, Lazella, Menathyris, Mycerosia, Obovothyris, Parathyridina, Periallus, Pirotella, Rugitela, Sacothyris, Selongthyris, Silesiathyris, Somalitela, Tubegatanella, Worobievella, Zeilleria

Subtaxa: Cincta cor Cincta kerastis Cincta numismalis Cincta nummata Cincta nummosa Cincta nummus Cincta opulenta Cincta paupercula Cincta peiroi Cincta pernumismalis Cincta sestertius

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Bulgaria (3 collections), Canada (1: British Columbia), France (19), Hungary (1), Portugal (2), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Spain (11), Tunisia (1), Turkey (3), the United Kingdom (20)

Total: 62 collections including 71 occurrences

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