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Protis

Sabellida - Serpulidae

Taxonomy
Protis was named by Ehlers (1887). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Serpulidae by Kiel et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Protis Ehlers
2018Protis Kiel et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
RankNameAuthor
PleistoannelidaStruck 2011
subclassSedentariaLamarck 1818
infraclassCanalipalpataRouse and Fauchald 1997
orderSabellidaFauchald 1977
familySerpulidaeRafinesque 1835
genusProtisEhlers 1887

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. †Protis Ehlers 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Created: 2009-04-13 11:13:48
Modified: 2010-02-16 04:14:48
Source: f = family
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Messinian or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Italy P. sp. (200115)