Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1989. Jurassic brachiopods of Saudi Arabia. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 65:1-213
Parent taxon: Zeilleriinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Ajukuzella, Antiptychina, Bazardarella, Calpella, Cincta, Digonella, Fimbriothyris, Irenothyris, Keratothyris, Kolymithyris, Lazella, Menathyris, Obovothyris, Parathyridina, Periallus, Pirotella, Rugitela, Sacothyris, Selongthyris, Silesiathyris, Somalitela, Tubegatanella, Worobievella, Zeilleria
Subtaxa: Mycerosia amygdaliformis
Type: Mycerosia amygdaliformis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Saudi Arabia (3 collections), Yemen (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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