Rouillieria rasile Smirnova 1975 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Lissajousithyrididae

Full reference: T. N. Smirnova. 1975. New Terebratulida from the Berriasian and Lower Hauterivian of the Russian Platform (NOVYYe TEREBRATULIDY BERRIASA I NIZHNEGO GOTERIVA RUSSKOY PLATFORMY). Paleontologicheskii zhurnal 1975(3):70-82

Belongs to Rouillieria according to M. R. Sandy et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Rouillieria curvata, Rouillieria helmerseni, Rouillieria latifrons, Rouillieria michalkowii, Rouillieria ovoides, Rouillieria tolli

Type specimen: MSU No. 139/82, a shell. Its type locality is Right bank of the Oka, Chevkino, which is in a Berriasian marine horizon in the Russian Federation.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (1 collection)

• Jurassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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