Mitrocaprina Boehm 1895 (rudist)

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Plagioptychidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Steuber 2002

Sister taxa: Coralliochama, Paracaprinula, Plagioptychus

Subtaxa: Mitrocaprina bulgarica Mitrocaprina tschoppi

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Austria (1 collection), Costa Rica (3), Croatia (1), Cuba (2), Greece (4), Italy (9), Jamaica (2), the Marshall Islands (1), Mexico (4), North Atlantic (1), Serbia (1), Spain (5), Türkiye (1)

Total: 35 collections including 38 occurrences

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