Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
Synonym: Russiella Makridin 1964
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, Pirotella, Sacothyris, Selongthyris, Silesiathyris, Somalitela, Tubegatanella, Worobievella, Zeilleria
Subtaxa: Rugitela cadomensis Rugitela emarginata Rugitela hippopus Rugitela plicata Rugitela roemeri Rugitela rotunda Rugitela rugosa Rugitela subbucculenta Russiella bullata Russiella choroschovensis Russiella clemenci Russiella eichwaldi Russiella karabikhaensis Russiella luna Russiella pavlovi Russiella royeriana Russiella subpentagonalis Russiella truncata Russiella volgensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (8 collections), Germany (4), Greenland (2), the Russian Federation (2), the United Kingdom (4)
• Jurassic of Bulgaria (2), Egypt (1), France (25), Morocco (12), the Russian Federation (1), Saudi Arabia (10), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Yemen (1)
Total: 73 collections including 80 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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