†superfamily Hippuritacea Gray 1848 (rudist)

Bivalvia - Hippuritida

Synonym: Hippuritoidea Gray 1848 [replaced name]

Parent taxon: Hippuritoida according to H. E. Vokes 1980

See also Alencaster and Pantoja-Alor 1996, Fenerci-Masse et al. 2006, Kiessling 2003, Nevesskaja 2009 and Newell 1965

Sister taxa: Archaeochionelasmus, Archaeochionelasmus nekvasilovae, Gloassamyophorous, Hatayin, Heterodiscus, Hippuritina, Lovetcheniia, Pseudopironaea, Radiolitidina, Requieniidina, Rousseliinae

Subtaxa: Anodontopleura Cryptaulia Palus Pileochama

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Austria (2 collections), Czechia (1), Italy (1), Mexico (1), United States (2: Mississippi, Texas)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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