Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Radiolitidae
Full reference: M. Fenerci-Masse, J.P. Masse, C. Arias and L. Vilas. 2006. Archaeoradiolites, a new genus fromthe upper Aptian of the Mediterranean region and the origin of the rudist family Radiolitidae. Palaeontology 49(4):769-794
Parent taxon: Radiolitidae according to P. W. Skelton 2013
See also Fenerci-Masse et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Agria, Agriopleura, Apulites, 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: Archaeoradiolites hispanicus Archaeoradiolites primitivus
Type: Archaeoradiolites hispanicus
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Egypt (1 collection), France (1), Spain (11)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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