†Plagioptychus fragilis Chubb 1967 (rudist)
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Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Plagioptychidae
Belongs to Plagioptychus according to J. M. Pons et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Plagioptychus agariciformis, Plagioptychus aguilloni, Plagioptychus antillarum, Plagioptychus muellerriedi, Plagioptychus tibeticus, Plagioptychus toucasianus, Plagioptychus trechmanni, Plagioptychus zansi
Type specimen: NMNH PAL348072
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Jamaica (2 collections), the Marshall Islands (1), North Atlantic (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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