Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Caprinuloideidae

Full reference: G. Alencaster and J. Aguilar-Perez. 1995. Jalpania Queretana, a new Rudist (Bivalvia-Hippuritacea) from the mid-Cretaceous of Central Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas 12(2):117-122

Parent taxon: Caprinuloideidae according to P. W. Skelton 2013

See also Kiessling 2003

Sister taxa: Amphitriscoelus, Caprinuloidea, Coalcomana, Conchemipora, Guzzyella, Huetamia, Immanitas, Kimbleia, Mexicaprina, Muellerriedia, Neokimbleia, Oedomyophorus, Pantojaloria, Planocaprina, Retha, Texicaprina, Youngicaprina, Youngicaprininae

Subtaxa: Jalpania queretana

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at El Madrono (Laguna Colorada), El Abra Formation, central Mexico (Cretaceous of Mexico)

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