Radiolites macroplicatus Whitfield 1987 (rudist)

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Radiolitidae

Alternative combination: Sauvagesia macroplicata

Synonyms: Radiolites annulosus Whitfield 1897, Sauvagesia fluminisagni Chubb 1956, Sauvagesia mcgrathi Chubb 1956

Belongs to Radiolites according to Whitfield 1987

Sister taxa: Radiolites acutocostata, Radiolites austinensis, Radiolites carsicus, Radiolites dario, Radiolites inflata, Radiolites lusitanicus, Radiolites perforata, Radiolites praegalloprovincialis, Radiolites robusta, Radiolites sauvagesi, Radiolites spongicola, Radiolites subangeiodes

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Cuba (1 collection), Jamaica (3), Mexico (8), North Atlantic (1), Peru (1)

Total: 14 collections including 15 occurrences

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