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Prodiozoptyxis permiana

Gastropoda - Protorculidae

Taxonomy
Prodiozoptyxis permiana was named by Batten (1985). Its type specimen is AMNH 42862 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is H.S. Lee Mine No. 8, Kinta Valley near Kampar, which is in a Kungurian shallow subtidal limestone in the H. S. Lee Formation of Malaysia. It is the type species of Prodiozoptyxis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Prodiozoptyxis permiana Batten p. 33 figs. 46-48

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyZygopleuroidea
familyProtorculidae
genusProdiozoptyxis
speciespermiana

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.

Prodiozoptyxis permiana Batten 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height36.464.3011.05.703.53
shell diameter33.342.404.303.600.961

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Kungurian or 283.30000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Malaysia (Perak) Prodiozoptyxis permiana (type locality: 62131)