Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Caprinidae
Parent taxon: Caprinidae according to P. W. Skelton 2013
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Caprininae, Caprinuloideinae, Kipia, Lithocalamus, Offneria, Orthoptychus, Pachytraga, Pacificaprina, Praecaprina, Pseudocaprina, Sabinia, Schiosia, Sphaerucaprina
Subtaxa: Caprina adversa Caprina baylei Caprina quadrata
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Albania (1 collection), Croatia (1), Cuba (1), the Czech Republic (3), France (3), Greece (1), Hungary (1), Italy (11), Japan (1), Jordan (1), Mexico (9), North Pacific (1), Oman (1), Portugal (1), Slovenia (1), Spain (4), Turkey (3), United States (2: Arizona, Texas)
Total: 46 collections including 63 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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