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Protagelus

Bivalvia - Cardiida

Taxonomy
Protagelus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Protagelus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
genusProtagelus

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:26:58
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:26:58
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) P. gratus (73953 73960)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina P. gratus (1357 1371)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mozambique P. albertinus (1376)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) P. gratus (74018 74019 74020 74070 74073 74086)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Chile P. cocholguei (1314)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India P. albertinus (1351)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) P. gratus (74093 74094 74095 74105 74106 74107 74108 74109 74113 74114 74122 74125 74302 74309)