Sphaerucaprina Gemmellaro 1865 (rudist)

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Caprinidae

Parent taxon: Caprinidae according to P. W. Skelton 2013

See also Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Greece (2 collections), Italy (11), Romania (1), Turkey (2)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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