†Tepeyacia Palmer 1928 (rudist)
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Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Polyconitidae
Full reference: R. H. Palmer. 1928. The rudistids of southern Mexico. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 14:1-137
Parent taxon: Polyconitidae according to P. W. Skelton 2013
See also Palmer 1928, Sepkoski 2002 and Steuber 2002
Sister taxa: Douvillelia, Horiopleura, Jerjesia, Magallanesia, Polyconites, Praecaprotina
Subtaxa: Tepeyacia corrugata Tepeyacia gregaria
Type: Tepeyacia corrugata
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Cuba (1 collection), Mexico (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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