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Praeostrea

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Vlastidae

Taxonomy
Praeostrea was named by Barrande (1881) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl D Gedi].

It was synonymized subjectively with Vevoda by Cox et al. (1969).

It was assigned to Vlastinae by Vokes (1980); to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Praeostreidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Praeostrea Barrande
1980Praeostrea Vokes p. 10
2002Praeostrea Sepkoski
2010Praeostrea Bouchet et al.

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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

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.

G. †Praeostrea Barrande 1881
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Praeostrea bohemica Barrande 1881
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
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Cox et al. (1969).g
Created: 2009-06-05 12:09:23
Modified: 2009-06-05 14:09:23
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Cox et al. 1969, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Homerian to the top of the Lochkovian or 430.60000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Czechia P. bohemica (14159)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Czechia P. bohemica (14063 14160) P. sp. (14104)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Czechia (Bohemia) P. bohemica (85118)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Czechia P. bohemica (14164)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Czechia P. bohemica (14038 14041 14165 14183) P. bohmica (232620) P. monika (14168)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Italy (Sardinia) P. moror (26183)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia P. sp. (14187)