†Polyconites Roulland 1830 (rudist)
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Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Polyconitidae
Parent taxon: Polyconitidae according to P. W. Skelton 2013
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Palmer 1928, Sepkoski 2002 and Steuber 2002
Sister taxa: Douvillelia, Horiopleura, Jerjesia, Magallanesia, Praecaprotina, Tepeyacia
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (2 collections), Greece (1), Italy (2), the Philippines (1), Portugal (3), Spain (6), Turkey (1)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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