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Prosoptychus sphaera
Taxonomy
Bellerophon sphaera was named by Lindström (1884).
It was recombined as Prosoptychus sphaera by Peel and Yochelson (1976), Peel and Wängberg-Eriksson (1979), Kurushin (1986) and Wagner (2023).
It was recombined as Prosoptychus sphaera by Peel and Yochelson (1976), Peel and Wängberg-Eriksson (1979), Kurushin (1986) and Wagner (2023).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1884 | Bellerophon sphaera Lindström pp. 74 - 75 figs. pl. 3 f. 35-38; pl. 5 f. 1-16; pl. 7 f. |
1921 | Bellerophon sphaera Reed p. 58 |
1976 | Prosoptychus sphaera Peel and Yochelson p. 21 |
1979 | Prosoptychus sphaera Peel and Wängberg-Eriksson p. 105 |
1986 | Prosoptychus sphaera Kurushin p. 98 figs. pl. 6 f. 2; pl. 7 f. 1 |
2023 | Prosoptychus sphaera Wagner |
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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.
†Prosoptychus sphaera Lindström 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, o = order, c = class | |||||
References: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004 |
Collections (5 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Telychian | Norway (Oslo) | Prosoptychus sphaera (49985) | |
Telychian | Sweden (Gotland) | Bellerophon sphaera (3972) | |
Sheinwoodian | Sweden (Gotland) | Bellerophon sphaera (3973 155697) | |
Homerian | United Kingdom (England) | Prosoptychus sphaera (23057) |