Praetorreites Philip and Platel 1994 (rudist)

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Hippuritidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Barrettia, Barrettiinae, Caribbea, Hippuritella, Hippuritellinae, Hippurites, Laluzia, Orbignya, Parastroma, Pironaea, Praebarrettia, Pseudovaccinites, Pseudovaccinitinae, Rhedensia, Tetracionites, Torreites, Torreitinae, Vaccinites, Whitfieldiella, Yvaniella, Batolites

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Praetorreites in the database

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