Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Hippuritidae
Full reference: S. Götz and S. Mitchell. 2009. The Laluzia armini (gen et spec nov) ecosystem: understanding a deeper-water rudist lithosome from the Early Maastrichtian of Mexico. Facies 55:539-551
Parent taxon: Hippuritidae according to P. W. Skelton 2013
See also Götz and Mitchell 2009
Sister taxa: Barrettia, Barrettiinae, Caribbea, Hippuritella, Hippuritellinae, Hippurites, Orbignya, Parastroma, Pironaea, Polytorreites, Praebarrettia, Praetorreites, Pseudovaccinites, Pseudovaccinitinae, Rhedensia, Tetracionites, Torreites, Torreitinae, Vaccinites, Whitfieldiella, Yvaniella, Batolites
Subtaxa: Laluzia armini Laluzia peruviana
Type: Laluzia armini
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mexico (1 collection), Puerto Rico (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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