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Prosopon protuberosum

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Prosopidae

Taxonomy
Prosopon protuberosum was named by Wehner (1988) [Type specimen is in a private collection.]. Its type specimen is BSP-SYL-1, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Protuberosa.

It was recombined as Protuberosa protuberosa by Schweitzer and Feldmann (2009), Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Schweitzer et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Prosopon protuberosum Wehner
2009Protuberosa protuberosa Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 77
2010Protuberosa protuberosa Schweitzer et al. p. 61
2012Protuberosa protuberosa Schweitzer et al. p. 18 fig. 10.4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
DromiaceaDe Haan 1833
superfamilyHomolodromioideaAlcock 1900
familyProsopidaevon Meyer 1860
genusProsoponvon Meyer 1835
speciesprotuberosumWehner 1988

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.

Prosopon protuberosum Wehner 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available