Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Radiolitidae
Parent taxon: Radiolitidae according to P. W. Skelton 2013
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Steuber and Bachmann 2002
Sister taxa: Agria, Agriopleura, Apulites, Archaeoradiolites, Auroradiolites, Biradiolites, Biradiolitinae, Bournonia, Bystrickya, Chiapasella, Colveraia, Contraspira, Darendeella, Distefanella, Dubertretia, Durania, Favus, Fossulites, Fundinia, Glabrobournonia, Gorjanovicia, Hacobjanella, Horehronia, Jerinella, Joufia, Joufiinae, Katzeria, Kuehnia, Kurtinia, Lapeirousella, Lapeirousia, Lapeirousiinae, Laskarevia, Macgillavryia, Maghrebites, Medeela, Medeella, Milovanovicia, Monopilarites, Neoradiolites, Orestia, Osculigera, Parabournonia, Paronaites, Paronella, Petkovicia, Polsakia, Potosites, Praelapeirousia, Praeradiolites, Pseudopolyconites, Pseudosabinia, Radiolitella, Radiolites, Radiolitinae, Rajka, Robertella, Rosellia, Sauvagesia, Sauvagesiinae, Sphaerulites, Tampsia, Tekirdagia, Thyrastylon, Vautrinia
Subtaxa: Eoradiolites liratus Eoradiolites murgensis Eoradiolites plicatus Eoradiolites rousseli Eoradiolites triangularis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Afghanistan (1 collection), Bulgaria (1), Cuba (1), Egypt (30), France (1), Greece (2), Hungary (3), Israel (1), Italy (20), Jordan (3), Mexico (6), Morocco (1), Oman (3), Romania (1), Slovenia (1), Spain (4), Türkiye (2), United States (4: Texas)
Total: 85 collections including 108 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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