Toucasia Munier-Chalmas 1873 (rudist)

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Requieniidae

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

See also Hayami 1975 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Apricardia, Bayleia, Bayleoidea, Pseudotoucasia, Requienia

Subtaxa: Toucasia hancockensis

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Angola (1 collection), Croatia (1), Egypt (6), France (3), Hungary (2), Italy (3), Japan (2), Mexico (9), Oman (1), Portugal (5), Romania (1), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Slovenia (1), Spain (11), the United Kingdom (3), United States (5: Arizona, Texas)

Total: 55 collections including 63 occurrences

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