Gilledia Stehli 1961 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Gillediidae

Full reference: F.G. Stehli. 1961. New terebratuloid genera from Australia. Journal of Paleontology 35(3):451-456

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aneuthelasma, Balanoconcha, Bisolcatelasma, Camarelasma, Lowenstamia, Maorielasma, Omanilasma, Paragilledia, Pyandzhelasma, Tacinia

Subtaxa: Gilledia culburrensis Gilledia cymbaeformis Gilledia fairylandensis Gilledia homevalensis Gilledia jervisensis Gilledia oakiensis Gilledia pelicanensis Gilledia woolagensis

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Afghanistan (1 collection), Australia (48), Canada (2: Nunavut, Yukon), New Zealand (4), Oman (2)

Total: 57 collections including 59 occurrences

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