Cymatonota prolata Kříž 2008 (clam)

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae

Full reference: J. Kříž. 2008. A new bivalve community from the lower Ludlow of the Prague Basin (Perunica, Bohemia). Bulletin of Geosciences 83(3):237-280

Belongs to Cymatonota according to J. Kříž 2008

Sister taxa: Cymatonota lenior, Cymatonota parallela, Cymatonota pholadis, Cymatonota recta, Cymatonota semistriata, Cymatonota typicalis, Cymatonota verisimilis, Psiloconcha ostbjorkae, Psiloconcha grandis, Psiloconcha inornata, Psiloconcha sinuata, Psiloconcha subovalis, Endodesma tranceps, Endodesma cuneatum, Physetomya acuminata

Type specimen: JK 11738, a shell (right valve)

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Section No. 942, Liščí;í Quarry near Amerika gamekeepers lodge, Karlštejn (Silurian of Czechia)

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