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Praenucula bohemica

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Praenuculidae

Taxonomy
Leda bohemica was named by Barrande (1881). Its type specimen is NM L 27114 (Internal mould of the shell with conjoined valves) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Osek, which is in a Sarka offshore shale in the Sarka Formation of Czechia.

It was recombined as Ctenodonta bohemica by Pfab (1934); it was recombined as Praenucula bohemica by Polechová (2013), Polechová (2022).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. dispersa, P. infirma, P. praetermissa

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Leda bohemica Barrande figs. pl. 269 F. I/1–4, VII/1, 2
1934Ctenodonta protensa Pfab figs. pl. III, 8–9
1934Ctenodonta bohemica Pfab p. 223 figs. pl. 2 (3) f. 4–6.
2013Praenucula bohemica Polechová pp. 432 - 433 figs. 3A–S, 5B
2022Praenucula bohemica Polechová pp. 57 - 59 figs. 2(A–C), 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderNuculida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyNuculoidea(Gray 1824)
familyPraenuculidaeMcAlester 1968
genusPraenuculaPfab 1934
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.

†Praenucula bohemica Barrande 1881
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Invalid names: Ctenodonta protensa Pfab 1934 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: shallow infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 12:44:27
Modified: 2009-06-05 14:44:27
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Meyer et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Oretanian to the top of the Harnagian or 468.00000 to 457.20000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sarka469.4 - 463.3Czechia (Plzeňský) Leda bohemica (type locality: 95016)
Sarka469.4 - 463.3Czechia Praenucula bohemica (232240)
Oretanian468.0 - 461.0Czechia Praenucula bohemica (229169)
Berounian - Harnagian459.7 - 457.2Czechia Praenucula bohemica (155058 233135)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1Czechia (Prague) Praenucula bohemica (233137)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1Czechia Praenucula bohemica (197259)
Bohdalec459.3 - 445.2Czechia Ctenodonta bohemica, Ctenodonta protensa (3873)
Vinice - Late/Upper Ordovician459.3 - 443.1Czechia Ctenodonta protensa (3863)
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician459.3 - 443.1Czechia Ctenodonta bohemica, Ctenodonta protensa (3865)