Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Hippuritidae
Parent taxon: Hippuritidae according to P. W. Skelton 2013
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Sepkoski 2002 and Steuber 2002
Sister taxa: Barrettiinae, Caribbea, Hippuritella, Hippuritellinae, Hippurites, Laluzia, Orbignya, Parastroma, Pironaea, Praebarrettia, Praetorreites, Pseudovaccinites, Pseudovaccinitinae, Rhedensia, Tetracionites, Torreites, Torreitinae, Vaccinites, Whitfieldiella, Yvaniella, Batolites
Subtaxa: Barrettia ruseae
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Costa Rica (5 collections), Cuba (2), Jamaica (11), Mexico (8), Puerto Rico (1), United States (1: California)
Total: 28 collections including 37 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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