†Praeleda Pfab 1934 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Nuculida - Cardiolariidae
Full reference: L. Pfab. 1934. Revision der Taxodonta des böhmischen Silurs. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 80:195-253
Parent taxon: Afghanodesmatidae according to Y. Wang et al. 2025
See also Cox et al. 1969 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Cardiolaria, Deceptrix, Inaequidens
Subtaxa: Praeleda compar Praeleda multidentata
Type: Nucula compar
Ecology: slow-moving infaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Dobrotivian of Czechia (1 collection), France (1), Portugal (3), Spain (2)
• Letna of Czechia (1)
• Ordovician of China (1), Czechia (6), Ireland (1), Portugal (1), the United Kingdom (4)
Total: 21 collections including 27 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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