Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Radiolitidae
Full reference: J.M. Pons, E. Vicens, and R. Schmidt-Effing. 2016. Campanian rudists (Hippuritida, Bivalvia) from Costa Rica (Central America). Journal of Paleontology 90(2):211-238
Parent taxon: Radiolitidae according to J.M. Pons et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Agria, Agriopleura, Alencasterites, Apulites, Archaeoradiolites, Auroradiolites, Biradiolites, Biradiolitinae, Bournonia, Bystrickya, Chiapasella, Colveraia, Contraspira, Darendeella, Distefanella, Dubertretia, Durania, Eoradiolites, Favus, Fossulites, Fundinia, Glabrobournonia, Gorjanovicia, Hacobjanella, Horehronia, 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, Vautrinia
Subtaxa: Guanacastea costaricaensis Guanacastea jamaicensis
Type: Biradiolites jamaicensis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Costa Rica (2 collections), Guatemala (1), Jamaica (31), Peru (1), Spain (1)
Total: 36 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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