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Praelucina protendens

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Antipleuridae

Taxonomy
Praelucina protendens was named by Ruzicka and Prantl (1960). It is not extant. It is the type species of Praelucina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. soror

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Praelucina protendens Ruzicka and Prantl

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—ArcioniGray 1854
orderCyrtodontidaScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
suborderPraecardiidina()
—Antipleuroidei()
superfamilyAntipleuroidea
familyAntipleuridaeNeumayr 1891
genusPraelucina
speciesprotendensRuzicka and Prantl 1960

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.

†Praelucina protendens Ruzicka and Prantl 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Modified: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Eaton 1871, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
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