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Prostylifer
Taxonomy
Amauropsis (Prostylifer) was named by Koken (1889) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1120]. Its type is Melania paludinaris.
It was misspelled as Protostylifera by Sepkoski (2002); it was reranked as Prostylifer by Bandel (1992), Bandel (1994) and Bouchet et al. (2005).
It was assigned to Amauropsis by Koken (1889); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Prostyliferidae by Bandel (1992), Bandel (1994) and Bouchet et al. (2005).
It was misspelled as Protostylifera by Sepkoski (2002); it was reranked as Prostylifer by Bandel (1992), Bandel (1994) and Bouchet et al. (2005).
It was assigned to Amauropsis by Koken (1889); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Prostyliferidae by Bandel (1992), Bandel (1994) and Bouchet et al. (2005).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1889 | Amauropsis (Prostylifer) Koken |
| 1992 | Prostylifer Bandel p. 50 |
| 1994 | Prostylifer Bandel p. 143 |
| 2002 | Protostylifera Sepkoski |
| 2005 | Prostylifer Bouchet et al. p. 142 |
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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. †Prostylifer Koken 1889
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†Prostylifer paludinaris Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Melania abbreviata Klipstein 1843 [synonym], Melania variabilis Klipstein 1843 [synonym], Turbo (Littorina) cassianus Wissmann 1841 [synonym], Turbo similis Münster 1841 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 4 | 9.09 | 8.00 | 10.8 | 8.90 | 1.28 |
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Collections (16 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carnian | Italy | P. paludinaris (164191 164208 197055) | |
| Carnian | Hungary (Bakony) | P. paludinaris (203197) | |
| Julian | Italy (Belluno) | P. paludinaris (207475 207476 207477 207478 207504) | |
| Julian | Italy | Amauropsis paludinaris (66198 144631) Melania paludinaris, Turbo similis, Turbo cassianus (137429) | |
| Tuvalian | China (Yunnan) | Bulbus paludinaris (165307) | |
| Norian | Indonesia (Timor) | Natica paludinaris (205319) | |
| Alaunian | China (Yunnan) | Bulbus paludinaris (165420 165421) |