Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Praecardiidae
Synonyms: Barcinia Suner and Coma 1959, Joachymcardium Ruzicka and Prantl 1960, Nevesta Barrande 1881, Pater Barrande 1881, Pleurodonta Conrath 1887, Puella Barrande 1881, Regina Barrande 1881, Sponsa Barrande 1881 [objective synonym]
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
Parent taxon: Praecardiidae according to J. Kříž 2007
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Cox et al. 1969, Sepkoski 2002 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Buchiola, Cardiolinae, Dexiobiinae, Fentounia, Kralovna, Manulicula, Mucopraeca, Praecardiinae, Pseudocostatoria, Telycardia, Tewoella, Vetupraeca, Neklania
Subtaxa: Barcinia almerae Joachymcardium cunctatum Pleurodonta bohemica Silurocardium
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Brazil (1 collection), Canada (1: Nunavut), China (1), Germany (3), United States (7: New York)
• Jaani of Estonia (1)
• Silurian to Devonian of Italy (1)
• Silurian of Austria (1), China (3), the Czech Republic (10), Italy (1), Morocco (1), Poland (2)
Total: 33 collections including 37 occurrences
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