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Prototherium
Taxonomy
Halitherium (Prototherium) was named by de Zigno (1887). Its type is Paraliosiren suessi.
It was reranked as Prototherium by Abel (1919), Kretzoi (1941), Heal (1973), Bizzotto (1983), Carroll (1988), Pilleri et al. (1989), Domning (1994), Domning (1996), Sepkoski (2002), Voss (2014), Balaguer and Alba (2016), Berta (2017), Voss and Hampe (2017), Domning (2018) and Voss et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Halitherium by de Zigno (1887); to Prototheriidae by Kretzoi (1941); to Eotheroididae by Heal (1973); to Halitheriinae by Abel (1919), Bizzotto (1983), Pilleri et al. (1989), Domning (1994) and Domning (1996); to Sirenia by Sepkoski (2002); to Dugongidae by Carroll (1988), Voss (2014), Berta (2017) and Voss and Hampe (2017); to Halitheriinae by Balaguer and Alba (2016) and Domning (2018); and to Pansirenia by Voss et al. (2023).
It was reranked as Prototherium by Abel (1919), Kretzoi (1941), Heal (1973), Bizzotto (1983), Carroll (1988), Pilleri et al. (1989), Domning (1994), Domning (1996), Sepkoski (2002), Voss (2014), Balaguer and Alba (2016), Berta (2017), Voss and Hampe (2017), Domning (2018) and Voss et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Halitherium by de Zigno (1887); to Prototheriidae by Kretzoi (1941); to Eotheroididae by Heal (1973); to Halitheriinae by Abel (1919), Bizzotto (1983), Pilleri et al. (1989), Domning (1994) and Domning (1996); to Sirenia by Sepkoski (2002); to Dugongidae by Carroll (1988), Voss (2014), Berta (2017) and Voss and Hampe (2017); to Halitheriinae by Balaguer and Alba (2016) and Domning (2018); and to Pansirenia by Voss et al. (2023).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1887 | Halitherium (Prototherium) de Zigno p. 731 |
| 1906 | Mesosiren Abel p. 52 |
| 1906 | Paraliosiren Abel p. 59 |
| 1919 | Prototherium Abel p. 834 |
| 1941 | Prototherium Kretzoi p. 155 |
| 1973 | Prototherium Heal p. 153 |
| 1983 | Prototherium Bizzotto |
| 1988 | Prototherium Carroll |
| 1989 | Prototherium Pilleri et al. p. 17 |
| 1994 | Prototherium Domning p. 189 |
| 1996 | Prototherium Domning p. 388 |
| 2002 | Prototherium Sepkoski |
| 2014 | Prototherium Voss p. 91 figs. Figure 3 |
| 2016 | Prototherium Balaguer and Alba |
| 2017 | Prototherium Berta p. 170 |
| 2017 | Prototherium Voss and Hampe |
| 2018 | Prototherium Domning p. 857 figs. Fig. 1 |
| 2023 | Prototherium Voss et al. p. 137 |
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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. †Prototherium de Zigno 1887
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†Prototherium ausetanum Balaguer and Alba 2016
†Prototherium intermedium Bizzotto 1983
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Invalid names: Prototherium montserratense Pilleri et al. 1989 [synonym], Prototherium solei Pilleri et al. 1989 [synonym]
†Prototherium veronense de Zigno 1875
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Invalid names: Halitherium angustifrons de Zigno 1875 [synonym], Halitherium curvidens de Zigno 1875 [synonym], Paraliosiren suessi Abel 1906 [synonym], Protosiren dolloi Abel 1904 [synonym]
Invalid names: Mesosiren Abel 1906 [synonym], Paraliosiren Abel 1906 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available