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Praelima

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Praecardiidae

Taxonomy
Praelima was named by Barrande (1881) [m. kosnik taxon no: 9518]. Its type is Praelima proaeca.

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

It was assigned to Praecardiinae by Vokes (1980).

Species
P. proaeca (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Praelima Barrande
1980Praelima Vokes p. 9

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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()
PraecardioideiNewell 1965
superfamilyPraecardioideaHoernes 1884
familyPraecardiidaeHoernes 1884
subfamilyPraecardiinaeHörnes 1884
genusPraelimaBarrande 1881

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. †Praelima Barrande 1881
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Praelima proaeca Ruzicka and Prantl 1960
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
No collection or age range data are available