Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Radiolitidae

Full reference: S. F. Mitchell. 2009. A new rudist from the Santonian of Jamaica. Caribbean Journal of Earth Science 40:15-20

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

See also Mitchell 2009

Sister taxa: Agria, Agriopleura, Alencasterites, Apulites, Archaeoradiolites, Auroradiolites, Biradiolites, Biradiolitinae, Bournonia, Bystrickya, Chiapasella, Colveraia, Darendeella, Distefanella, Dubertretia, Durania, Eoradiolites, Favus, Fossulites, Fundinia, Glabrobournonia, Gorjanovicia, Guanacastea, Hacobjanella, Horehronia, Huasteca, 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, Sauvagesia, Sauvagesiinae, Sphaerulites, Tampsia, Tekirdagia, Thyrastylon, Trechmannites, Vautrinia

Subtaxa: Contraspira khanae

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Type: Contraspira khanae

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Peters Hill (Cretaceous of Jamaica)

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