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Prosochasma mytiloides

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Lunulacardiidae

Taxonomy
Prosochasma mytiloides was named by Beushausen (1895). Its type specimen is GZG 490-201 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bicken, Kellerwald, which is in a Frasnian carbonate limestone in the Oberer Kellerwasser Formation of Germany.

Entered
by P. Wagner on 2025-10-07; modified by P. Wagner on 2025-10-07

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Prosochasma abditum Beushausen p. 371 figs. pl. 28 f. 13
1895Prosochasma mytiloides Beushausen p. 373 figs. pl. 27 f. 22
2007Prosochasma mytiloides Nagel-Myers and Amler pp. 59 - 60 figs. Text-fig. 5.3; Pl. 2 Figs. 1, 5, 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyLunulacardiidaeFischer 1887
genusProsochasma
speciesmytiloides

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.

Prosochasma mytiloides Beushausen 1895
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Invalid names: Prosochasma abditum Beushausen 1895 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 07:16:06
Modified: 2007-11-26 09:16:06
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Eaton 1871, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Frasnian or 375.20000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Germany (Hesse) Prosochasma mytiloides (type locality: 275507)