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Zeilleria (Zeilleria) indentata

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae

Taxonomy
Terebratula indentata was named by Sowerby (1824).

It was recombined as Zeilleria indentata by Ager (1959); it was recombined as Zeilleria (Zeilleria) indentata by Alméras and Fauré (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1824Terebratula indentata Sowerby p. 65 figs. Pl. 445, Fig. 2
1959Zeilleria indentata Ager p. 1025 figs. Pl. 129, Fig. 3a-c
2000Zeilleria (Zeilleria) indentata Alméras and Fauré p. 189

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
RankNameAuthor
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyZeillerioideaAllan 1940
familyZeilleriidaeAllan 1940
subfamilyZeilleriinaeAllan 1940
genusZeilleriaBayle 1878
subgenusZeilleriaBayle 1878
speciesindentata(Sowerby 1824)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height17.15

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:27:13
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:27:13
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Sinemurian to the top of the Margaritatus or 196.50000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.3 - 189.6Bulgaria Zeilleria indentata (106899)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Turkey Zeilleria indentata (159017)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Switzerland Zeilleria indentata (48131)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Turkey Zeilleria indentata (159015)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (England) Zeilleria indentata (28842 28844 28845 28847)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0France Zeilleria indentata (160893)
Spinatum189.6 - 183.0Spain (Aragon) Zeilleria indentata (146755 146756 146757 146759 146760 146762)