†Plagioptychus antillarum Douvillé 1927 (rudist)
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Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Plagioptychidae
Alternative combination: Coralliochama antillarum
Belongs to Plagioptychus according to J. M. Pons et al. 2017
See also Jablonski and Raup 1999
Sister taxa: Plagioptychus agariciformis, Plagioptychus aguilloni, Plagioptychus fragilis, Plagioptychus muellerriedi, Plagioptychus tibeticus, Plagioptychus toucasianus, Plagioptychus trechmanni, Plagioptychus zansi
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Cuba (1 collection), Mexico (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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