Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Radiolitidae
Full reference: J. M. Pons, E. Vicens, Y. Pichardo, J. Aguilar, A. Oviedo, G. Alencaster, and P. Garcia-Barrera. 2010. A new Early Campanian rudist fauna from San Luis Potosi in Mexico and its taxonomic stratigraphic significance. Journal of Paleontology 84(5):974-995
Parent taxon: Radiolitidae according to P. W. Skelton 2013
See also Pons et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Agria, Agriopleura, Apulites, Archaeoradiolites, 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, Praelapeirousia, Praeradiolites, Pseudopolyconites, Pseudosabinia, Radiolitella, Radiolites, Radiolitinae, Rajka, Robertella, Rosellia, Sauvagesia, Sauvagesiinae, Sphaerulites, Tampsia, Tekirdagia, Thyrastylon, Vautrinia
Subtaxa: Potosites tristantorresi
Type: Potosites tristantorresi
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Costa Rica (4 collections), Mexico (7)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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