†Praeleda compar Barrande 1881 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Nuculida - Cardiolariidae
Alternative combination: Nucula compar
Synonyms: Nucula amica Barrande 1881, Praeleda amica Barrande 1881
Full reference: J. Barrande. 1881. Système Silurien de Centre de la Bohême. Volume VI: Acéphales. Système Silurien de Centre de la Bohême. Volume VI: Acéphales 1-342
Belongs to Praeleda according to J. Kříž and M. Steinová 2009
See also Barrande 1881, McAlester 1968 and Pfab 1934
Sister taxa: Deceptrix banksi, Deceptrix carinata, Deceptrix scofieldi, Praeleda multidentata
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at Temporary outcrop just northwest of Běchovice (Ordovician of Czech Republic)
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