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Prosopon
Taxonomy
Prosopon was named by von Meyer (1835) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bajo K Nc Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Prosopidae.
It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Prosopidae by Schweitzer and Feldmann (2009), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Schweitzer et al. (2012), van Bakel et al. (2021), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2024).
It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Prosopidae by Schweitzer and Feldmann (2009), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Schweitzer et al. (2012), van Bakel et al. (2021), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2024).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1835 | Prosopon von Meyer |
| 2002 | Prosopon Sepkoski |
| 2009 | Prosopon Schweitzer and Feldmann |
| 2010 | Prosopon Schweitzer et al. p. 61 |
| 2012 | Prosopon Schweitzer et al. p. 16 |
| 2021 | Prosopon van Bakel et al. |
| 2024 | Prosopon Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 2 |
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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. †Prosopon von Meyer 1835
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†Prosopon abbreviatum Schweitzer and Feldmann 2009
†Prosopon aequum von Meyer 1857
†Prosopon dzhafarberdensis Ilyin 2005
†Prosopon excisum von Meyer 1857
†Prosopon heraldicum Moericke 1897
†Prosopon jocosum Thurman and Etallon 1859
†Prosopon mammillatum Woodward 1868
†Prosopon mirum Moericke 1897
†Prosopon ovale Moericke 1897
†Prosopon paradoxum von Meyer 1858
†Prosopon protuberosum Wehner 1988
†Prosopon richardsoni Woodward 1907
†Prosopon stotzingense von Meyer 1856
†Prosopon tuberosum von Meyer 1840
†Prosopon vilsense Stolley 1914
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Middle Aalenian to the top of the Cretaceous or 174.70000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jurassic | France | P. jocosum (139752) | |
| Middle Aalenian | United Kingdom (England) | P. richardsoni (207146) | |
| Bajocian | Tanzania | P. sp. (147828) | |
| Early/Lower Callovian | Austria | P. vilsense (23833) | |
| Tithonian | Austria | P. abbreviatum (89462) | |
| Tithonian | Romania | P. tuberosum, P. heraldicum (146252) | |
| Cretaceous | United Kingdom (Stonesfield) | P. mammillatum (134729) |