Prorokia Böhm 1883 (clam)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Parent taxon: Astartinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Astarte, Astartopis, Coelastarte, Gonilia, Megapraeconia, Nicaniella, Notoastarte, Parisiella, Seendia, Sita, Yabea

Subtaxa: Prorokia fontenellensis Prorokia sibylla

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (2 collections)

• Jurassic of France (3), Germany (4), India (1), Poland (2), Spain (1), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), Tunisia (1), the United Kingdom (6), United States (4: Utah, Wyoming)

Total: 25 collections including 26 occurrences

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