Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Alternative combination: Turriculum imperans
Synonyms: Turriculum imperans pluricostatum de Gregorio 1930, Turriculum imperans rex de Gregorio 1930
Full reference: A. de Gregorio. 1930. Sul Permiano di Sicilia (fossili del calcare con Fusulina di Palazzo Adriano non descritti dal Prof. G. Gemmellaro conservati nel mio privato gabinetto). Annales de Géologie et de Paléontologie 52:1-70
Belongs to Geyerella according to C. C. Branson 1948
See also de Gregorio 1930
Sister taxa: Geyerella alpina, Geyerella americana, Geyerella distorta, Geyerella gemmellaroi, Geyerella hessi, Geyerella inexpectata, Geyerella kedaoensis, Geyerella kingorum, Geyerella mongolica, Geyerella ofunatoensis, Geyerella ovata, Geyerella rex, Geyerella tschernyschewi
Type specimens:
- Geyerella imperans: Its type locality is Sosio Limestone near Palazzo Adriano (de Gregorio coll), which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in Italy
- Turriculum imperans pluricostatum:
- Turriculum imperans rex:
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Sosio Limestone near Palazzo Adriano (de Gregorio coll)
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