Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Radiolitidae
Parent taxon: Radiolitidae according to P. W. Skelton 2013
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Agria, Agriopleura, Apulites, Archaeoradiolites, 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: Biradiolites angulosus Biradiolites ara Biradiolites fissicostatus Biradiolites lameracensis Biradiolites lumbricalis Biradiolites martelli Biradiolites mooretownensis Biradiolites osensis Biradiolites rotundatus Biradiolites zucchii
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Afghanistan (2 collections), Albania (1), Bulgaria (2), Croatia (2), Cuba (2), Egypt (4), France (9), Germany (2), Greece (3), Guatemala (1), Iran (6), Italy (72), Jamaica (46), Mexico (11), the Netherlands (1), Oman (3), Peru (1), Saudi Arabia (3), Serbia and Montenegro (6), Slovenia (6), Somalia (3), Spain (33), Turkey (4), Turkmenistan (1)
Total: 224 collections including 374 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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