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Paraprothyris
Taxonomy
Prothyris (Paraprothyris) was named by Clarke (1913).
It was reranked as Paraprothyris by Sepkoski (2002), Machado et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Prothyris by Cox et al. (1969); to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Grammysiinae by Machado et al. (2021).
It was reranked as Paraprothyris by Sepkoski (2002), Machado et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Prothyris by Cox et al. (1969); to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Grammysiinae by Machado et al. (2021).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1913 | Prothyris (Paraprothyris) Clarke p. 172 |
| 1969 | Prothyris (Paraprothyris) Cox et al. p. N822 |
| 2002 | Paraprothyris Sepkoski |
| 2021 | Paraprothyris Machado et al. p. 32 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009 | |||||
Collections (12 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devonian | Brazil (Lambedor) | Prothyris knodi (75176) | |
| Emsian | Brazil | Prothyris knodi (37070) | |
| Emsian | Brazil (Parana) | Prothyris sp. (37081 37082 37084 37092) | |
| Emsian - Eifelian | Brazil (Parana) | Prothyris sp. (37104 37106 37107) | |
| Eifelian - Frasnian | Brazil | Prothyris knodi (37072 37073) | |
| Frasnian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | P. sp. (77958) |