Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Full reference: J. Kříž and M. Steinová. 2009. Uppermost Ordovician bivalves from the Prague Basin (Hirnantian, Perunica, Bohemia). Bulletin of Geosciences 84(3):409-436
Belongs to Modiolopsis according to J. Kříž and M. Steinová 2009
Sister taxa: Modiolopsis alvae, Modiolopsis anodontoides, Modiolopsis borealis, Modiolopsis brevantica, Modiolopsis concentrica, Modiolopsis convexa, Modiolopsis dalecarlica, Modiolopsis draboviensis, Modiolopsis elongata, Modiolopsis exanimis, Modiolopsis exilis, Modiolopsis fabaformis, Modiolopsis hinomotoensis, Modiolopsis hyacinthensis, Modiolopsis kallholniensis, Modiolopsis kogenensis, Modiolopsis leptaenarum, Modiolopsis manitoulinensis, Modiolopsis meafordensis, Modiolopsis modiolaris, Modiolopsis morierei, Modiolopsis nana, Modiolopsis nilssoni, Modiolopsis occidens, Modiolopsis orthoconcavus, Modiolopsis ovata, Modiolopsis parviuscula, Modiolopsis pogonipensis, Modiolopsis pygmaea, Modiolopsis reedi, Modiolopsis rugosa, Modiolopsis sowteri, Modiolopsis subquadrilateralis, Modiolopsis teplofi, Modiolopsis vera, Modiodesma leptaenarum, Modiodesma modiolare, Modiodesma dalecarlica, Modiodesma kullsbergensis, Orthonotella faberi, Lithobia atava
Type specimen: JK 15097, a shell (left valve). Its type locality is Temporary outcrop just northwest of Běchovice, which is in a Hirnantian transition zone/lower shoreface shale in the Kosov Formation of Czechia.
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Modiolopsis pragensis in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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