Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Caprinuloideidae
Full reference: R. H. Palmer. 1928. The rudistids of southern Mexico. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 14:1-137
Parent taxon: Caprinuloideidae according to P. W. Skelton 2013
See also Palmer 1928, Sepkoski 2002 and Steuber 2002
Sister taxa: Amphitriscoelus, Coalcomana, Conchemipora, Guzzyella, Huetamia, Immanitas, Jalpania, Kimbleia, Mexicaprina, Muellerriedia, Neokimbleia, Oedomyophorus, Pantojaloria, Planocaprina, Retha, Texicaprina, Youngicaprina, Youngicaprininae
Subtaxa: Caprinuloidea bisulcata Caprinuloidea costata Caprinuloidea multitubifera Caprinuloidea perfecta Caprinuloidea romeri Caprinuloidea septata
Type: Caprinuloidea perfecta
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Cuba (1 collection), Mexico (12), United States (9: Arizona, Texas)
Total: 22 collections including 26 occurrences
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