†Curtocaprina Mitchell 2013 (rudist)
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Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Ichthyosarcolitidae
Full reference: S. F. Mitchell. 2013. A new rudist bivalve Curtocaprina clabaughikinsorum gen. et sp. nov. from the Middle Albian of Texas and its bearing on the origin of the Ichthyosarcolitidae Douville. Caribbean Journal of Earth Science 45:85-89
Parent taxon: Ichthyosarcolitidae according to P. W. Skelton 2013
See also Mitchell 2013
Sister taxa: Icthyosarcolites, Caprinella
Subtaxa: Curtocaprina clabaughikinsorum
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Allen Ranch House (Cretaceous of Texas)
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