Pirotella (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae

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, Mycerosia, Obovothyris, Parathyridina, Periallus, Rugitela, Sacothyris, Selongthyris, Silesiathyris, Somalitela, Tubegatanella, Worobievella, Zeilleria

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pirotella in the database

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