†Vlasta Barrande 1881 (oyster)
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Bivalvia - Ostreida - Vlastidae
Full reference: J. Barrande. 1881. Système Silurien de Centre de la Bohême. Volume VI: Acéphales. Système Silurien de Centre de la Bohême. Volume VI: Acéphales 1-342
Parent taxon: Vlastinae according to H. E. Vokes 1980
See also Bouchet et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Dux, Praeostrea, Shanina, Sluzka, Vevoda
Subtaxa: Vlasta americana Vlasta bohemica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Austria (1 collection), the Czech Republic (2), Morocco (1)
• Silurian of Jordan (1)
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Ontario), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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