Neokimbleia acutus Mitchell 2013 (rudist)

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Caprinuloideidae

Full reference: S. F. Mitchell. 2013. A revision of selected Lower Cretaceous American caprinoid rudists: implications for phylogeny and biostratigraphy. Caribbean Journal of Earth Science 45:47-75

Belongs to Neokimbleia according to S. F. Mitchell 2013

Sister taxon: Neokimbleia planata

Type specimen: IGM.4586, a shell (Transverse section of a right valve)

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Bexar County outcrops, Person Fm. (Cretaceous of Texas)

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