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Praeostrea bohemica

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Vlastidae

Taxonomy
Praeostrea bohemica was named by Barrande (1881). Its type specimen is L 6788, a shell (right valve), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. moror

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Praeostrea bohemica Barrande p. 147 figs. pl. 111 f. 2
2008Praeostrea bohemica Kříž pp. 256 – 257 fig. 7J

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyVlastidae
subfamilyVlastinaeNeumayr 1891
genusPraeostrea
speciesbohemica

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.

†Praeostrea bohemica Barrande 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Attached: yessuperf
Epibiont: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 12:09:23
Modified: 2009-06-05 14:09:23
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Cox et al. 1969, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Homerian to the top of the Pridoli or 430.50000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Czech Republic Praeostrea bohemica (14159)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic Praeostrea bohemica (14063 14160)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic (Bohemia) Praeostrea bohemica (85118)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Czech Republic Praeostrea bohemica (14164)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Czech Republic Praeostrea bohemica (14038 14041 14165 14183)