Lithocalamus Lupher and Packard 1930 (rudist)

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Caprinidae

Full reference: R. L. Lupher and W. L. Packard. 1930. The Jurassic and Cretaceous rudistids of Oregon. University of Oregon Publication: Geology Series 1(3):203-224

Parent taxon: Caprinidae according to R. L. Lupher and W. L. Packard 1930

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Caprina, Caprininae, Caprinuloideinae, Kipia, Offneria, Orthoptychus, Pachytraga, Pacificaprina, Praecaprina, Pseudocaprina, Sabinia, Schiosia, Sphaerucaprina

Subtaxa: Lithocalamus colonicus

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Type: Lithocalamus colonicus

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lithocalamus in the database

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