Caprotina Orbigny 1842 (rudist)

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Caprinulidae

Parent taxon: Caprinulidae according to P. W. Skelton 2013

See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Sepkoski 2002 and Steuber 2002

Sister taxa: Caprinula, Himeraelites, Neocaprina, Sellaea

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the Czech Republic (4 collections), France (3), Oman (1), Portugal (1), Switzerland (4), USSR (1), United States (1: New Jersey)

Total: 15 collections including 16 occurrences

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