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Modiolopsis pragensis

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae

Taxonomy
Modiolopsis pragensis was named by Kříž and Steinová (2009) [Modiolopsis aff. draboviensis of earlier publications.]. Its type specimen is JK 15097, a shell (left valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. 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 the Czech Republic.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Modiolopsis pragensis Kříž and Steinová p. 424 figs. 8H-U, 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderModiomorphida(Newell 1969)
superfamilyModiomorphoidea(Miller 1877)
familyModiomorphidae
subfamilyModiolopsinae
genusModiolopsis
speciespragensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Modiolopsis pragensis Kříž and Steinová 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available