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Prometopia
Taxonomy
Prometopia was named by Erichson (1843). It is extant.
It was assigned to Nitidulinae by Erichson (1843); to Nitidulidae by Scudder (1890), Scudder (1900); to Nitidulini by Kirejtshuk (2008); and to Prometopinae by Cline et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Nitidulinae by Erichson (1843); to Nitidulidae by Scudder (1890), Scudder (1900); to Nitidulini by Kirejtshuk (2008); and to Prometopinae by Cline et al. (2014).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1843 | Prometopia Erichson p. 279 |
| 1890 | Prometopia Scudder p. 500 |
| 1900 | Prometopia Scudder p. 88 |
| 2008 | Prometopia Kirejtshuk p. 110 |
| 2014 | Prometopia Cline et al. |
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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. Prometopia Erichson 1843
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Subg. Prometopia (Prometopia) Erichson 1843
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†Prometopia (Prometopia) europaea Kirejtshuk and Kurochkin 2019
†Prometopia depilis Scudder 1877
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Priabonian | United Kingdom (England) | P. europaea (21976) | |
| Priabonian | Canada (British Columbia) | P. depilis (121480) |