Praelucina Barrande 1881 (clam)

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Antipleuridae

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: Antipleuridae according to J. Kříž 2007

See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Cox et al. 1969 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: Antipleura, Antipleurinae, Cabricardium, Dualina, Hercynella, Jahnia, Nandania, Necklania, Panenka, Paracardium, Sibirinka, Silurina

Subtaxa: Praelucina protendens

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Type: Praelucina protendens

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of the Czech Republic (2 collections), Italy (1), Morocco (1)

• Silurian of the Czech Republic (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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