Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Hippuritidae

Full reference: S. F. Mitchell and P. W. Skelton. 2013. A new rudist bivalve, Polytorreites gen. nov., from the Campanian of Puerto Rico demonstrating iterative evolution of American multiple-ray Hippuritidae. Caribbean Journal of Earth Science 45:119-123

Parent taxon: Hippuritidae according to S. F. Mitchell and P. W. Skelton 2013

Sister taxa: Barrettia, Barrettiinae, Caribbea, Hippuritella, Hippuritellinae, Hippurites, Laluzia, Orbignya, Parastroma, Pironaea, Praebarrettia, Praetorreites, Pseudovaccinites, Pseudovaccinitinae, Rhedensia, Tetracionites, Torreites, Torreitinae, Vaccinites, Whitfieldiella, Yvaniella, Batolites

Subtaxa: Polytorreites sohli

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Type: Polytorreites sohli

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at USGS 29323. Coamo (Cretaceous of Puerto Rico)

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.