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Zeilleria (Zeilleria) ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	300745	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=300745

Rank

subgenus (PBDB)

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Zeilleria : Zeilleria (Zeilleria)

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
-	Lophophorata
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Rhynchonellata	Williams et al. 1996
order	Terebratulida	Waagen 1883
suborder	Terebratellidina	Muir-Wood 1955
superfamily	Zeillerioidea	Allan 1940
family	Zeilleriidae	Allan 1940
subfamily	Zeilleriinae	Allan 1940
genus	Zeilleria	Bayle 1878
subgenus	Zeilleria (Zeilleria)	Bayle 1878

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Zeilleria (Zeilleria)	subgenus	belongs to Zeilleria	stated with evidence	Alméras et al., 2007

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

201 - 199 Ma
Early Jurassic

Last Recorded Appearance

183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic

Motility

stationary (based on Zeilleriidae)

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Zeilleriidae)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

Y. Alméras, S. Elmi, and P. Fauré. 2007. Les brachiopods liasiques d'Algérie occidentale. Documents des Laboratoires de Géologie de la Faculté des Sciences de Lyon 163:1-241

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Zeilleria (Zeilleria) batilla ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	8	201 Ma Early Jurassic	183 Ma Early Jurassic
Zeilleria (Zeilleria) cossae ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	1	197 Ma Early Jurassic	197 Ma Early Jurassic
Zeilleria (Zeilleria) culeiformis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	28	190 Ma Early Jurassic	183 Ma Early Jurassic
Zeilleria (Zeilleria) darwini ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	24	197 Ma Early Jurassic	190 Ma Early Jurassic
Zeilleria (Zeilleria) indentata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	15	201 Ma Early Jurassic	190 Ma Early Jurassic
Zeilleria (Zeilleria) laboniae ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	1	199 Ma Early Jurassic	199 Ma Early Jurassic
Zeilleria (Zeilleria) peybernesi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	8	190 Ma Early Jurassic	190 Ma Early Jurassic
Zeilleria (Zeilleria) roemeri ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	16	197 Ma Early Jurassic	190 Ma Early Jurassic
Zeilleria (Zeilleria) sarthacensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	28	201 Ma Early Jurassic	183 Ma Early Jurassic
Zeilleria (Zeilleria) scalprata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	5	190 Ma Early Jurassic	183 Ma Early Jurassic
Zeilleria (Zeilleria) sestii ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	1	199 Ma Early Jurassic	199 Ma Early Jurassic
Zeilleria (Zeilleria) sharpei ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Zeilleria (Zeilleria) stapia ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	10	201 Ma Early Jurassic	197 Ma Early Jurassic
Zeilleria (Zeilleria) subovalis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	3	190 Ma Early Jurassic	183 Ma Early Jurassic
Zeilleria (Zeilleria) vicinalis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	5	199 Ma Early Jurassic	197 Ma Early Jurassic
Zeilleria (Zeilleria) waterhousi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	3	190 Ma Early Jurassic	190 Ma Early Jurassic
Zeilleria (Zeilleria) wurttembergica ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	4	190 Ma Early Jurassic	190 Ma Early Jurassic

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1878	Zeilleria (Zeilleria) Bayle
2007	Zeilleria (Zeilleria) Alméras et al. p. 118

References

Alméras Y., Elmi S., et al (2007) Les brachiopods liasiques d'Algérie occidentale, Documents des Laboratoires de Géologie de la Faculté des Sciences de Lyon 163, 1-241

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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