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Zeilleria truncatella

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae

Taxonomy
Waldheimia truncatella was named by Rothpletz (1886).

It was recombined as Zeilleria truncatella by Ferrari and Manara (1972).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Waldheimia truncatella Rothpletz p. 124 figs. Pl. 8, Fig. 38; Pl. 16, Fig. 16-22
1972Zeilleria truncatella Ferrari and Manara p. 318 figs. Pl. 30, Fig. 3-6; Text Fig. 24-26

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyZeillerioideaAllan 1940
familyZeilleriidaeAllan 1940
subfamilyZeilleriinaeAllan 1940
genusZeilleriaBayle 1878
speciestruncatella(Rothpletz 1886)

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.

Zeilleria truncatella Rothpletz 1886
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height164.002.007.304.401.69

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Aalenian to the top of the Bajocian or 174.10000 to 168.30000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Concavum175.6 - 171.6Morocco Zeilleria truncatella (141213 141217 141223)
Opalinum - Murchisonae175.6 - 171.6Austria Zeilleria truncatella (161190)
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3Germany Zeilleria truncatella (161202)
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3Italy Zeilleria truncatella (161169 161172 161173)
Discites171.6 - 167.7Morocco Zeilleria truncatella (141229 141231)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Italy Zeilleria truncatella (66394 66396)