Praecaprina (rudist)

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Caprinidae

Parent taxon: Caprinidae according to L. R. Cox et al. 1969

See also Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Mexico (2 collections), Oman (1), Spain (2)

Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.