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Protocinctus
Taxonomy
Protocinctus was named by Rahman and Zamora (2009). Its type is Protocinctus mansillaensis.
It was assigned to Sucocystidae by Rahman and Zamora (2009) and Zamora et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Sucocystidae by Rahman and Zamora (2009) and Zamora et al. (2023).
Species
P. mansillaensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Protocinctus Rahman and Zamora p. 422 |
| 2023 | Protocinctus Zamora et al. p. 5 fig. 2 |
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G. †Protocinctus Rahman and Zamora 2009
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†Protocinctus mansillaensis Rahman and Zamora 2009
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| I. A. Rahman and S. Zamora 2009 | Relatively elongate, oval-shaped theca composed of ten marginal plates (M5r–M4l). Single and long left marginal groove, extending from M1r to M1l. Lintel composed of three suropercular plates. Supraoral plate boot-shaped. Anterior right embayment formed by M0, M1r, and M2r. Weakly developed ventral swellings on the lower surfaces of M0, M1r, and M2r. Marginal frame open in posterior ventral aspect, with an intercalated plate between M4l and M5r. |
Measurements
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| Source: o = order, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Aberhan 1992, Raman et al. 2015 | |||||