Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Radiolitidae
Parent taxon: Radiolitidae according to P. W. Skelton 2013
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Agria, Agriopleura, Apulites, Archaeoradiolites, Auroradiolites, Biradiolites, Biradiolitinae, Bournonia, Bystrickya, Chiapasella, Colveraia, Contraspira, Darendeella, Distefanella, Dubertretia, Durania, Eoradiolites, 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, Sauvagesiinae, Sphaerulites, Tampsia, Tekirdagia, Thyrastylon, Vautrinia
Subtaxa: Sauvagesia sanfilippoi Sauvagesia tenuicostata
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Afghanistan (2 collections), Croatia (2), Cuba (2), Greece (6), Iran (3), Iraq (1), Italy (81), Jordan (3), Mexico (4), Peru (1), Romania (1), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Slovenia (2), Somalia (2), Spain (1), Turkey (14), United States (2: Texas, Wyoming)
Total: 128 collections including 146 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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