Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Radiolitidae
Full reference: J. M. Pons, E. Vicens, A. Oviedo, J. Aguilar, P. García-Barrera and G. Alencáster. 2013. The rudist fauna of the Cárdenas Formation, Maastrichtian, San Luis Potosí State, Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 87(4):726-754
Parent taxon: Radiolitidae according to J. M. Pons et al. 2013
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, Guanacastea, Hacobjanella, Horehronia, Huasteca, 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: Trechmannites rudissimus
Type: Biradiolites rudissimus
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Jamaica (12 collections), Mexico (7), North Atlantic (1)
Total: 20 collections including 24 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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