Sufia Prantl & Ruzicka 1955
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Sufia Prantl & Růžička, 1955 Original source Prantl & Růžička (1955a): 303 [Czech], 308 [Russian], 313 [English]; originally as “Šufia”. Type species Sufia paradoxa Prantl & Růžička, 1955; by original designation. Middle Devonian, Czech Republic. Gender Female. Remarks Originally placed in “a special group of pseudocyrtodont pelecypods”; questionably synonymised with Parallelodon by Newell (1969). Amler & Friedel (2025) discussed potential cyrtodontid and parallelodontid affinities, yet without conclusion. The genus and species were erected based on a single incomplete valve of 6 mm in total. Species-group names In addition to the names below, we recently detected a number of “new” parallelodontid species names on a webpage (https://www.paleontology.cz/; accessed on 16 Oct. 2025), partly with illustrations and indication of type material. However, none of these names appear in the published literature or fulfil the requirements of the ICZN for availability. Inquiries for further details from the website operator remained unanswered. The names are not listed here to avoid introducing nomina nuda in the published literature.
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Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 49 a, 50674 Cologne, Germany
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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · Bavarian Natural History Collections · Naturalis Biodiversity Center · Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie
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SNSB - Bavarian State Collection for Palaeontology and Geology, Richard-Wagner-Strasse 10, 80333 Munich, Germany. & Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Palaeontology & Geobiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Richard-Wagner-Str. 10, 80333 Munich, Germany. & Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden, The Netherlands
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University of Cologne · Philipps University of Marburg
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Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 49 a, 50674 Cologne, Germany. & Department of Geography, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Deutschhausstr. 10, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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