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Prosoptychus
Taxonomy
Bellerophon (Prosoptychus) was named by Perner (1903) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov D Emsi Sepkoski's reference number: 362,797]. Its type is Bellerophon (Prosoptychus) plebeius.
It was reranked as Prosoptychus by Knight et al. (1960), Horný (1963), Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Bellerophon by Perner (1903); to Bellerophontinae by Knight et al. (1960); to Cymbulariinae by Horný (1963); and to Bellerophontida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was reranked as Prosoptychus by Knight et al. (1960), Horný (1963), Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Bellerophon by Perner (1903); to Bellerophontinae by Knight et al. (1960); to Cymbulariinae by Horný (1963); and to Bellerophontida by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1903 | Bellerophon (Prosoptychus) Perner |
| 1960 | Prosoptychus Knight et al. p. 181 |
| 1963 | Prosoptychus Horný |
| 2002 | Prosoptychus Sepkoski |
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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.
G. †Prosoptychus Perner 1903
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†Prosoptychus baccatus Reed 1927
†Prosoptychus globulus Lindström 1884
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Invalid names: Prosoptychus plebeius Perner 1903 [synonym]
†Prosoptychus plenus Billings 1874
†Prosoptychus projectus Perner 1903
†Prosoptychus rotunda Perner 1903
†Prosoptychus sibiricus Vostokova 1955
†Prosoptychus sphaera Lindström 1884
†Prosoptychus wenlockensis Murchison 1839
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Rhuddanian to the top of the Pragian or 443.10000 to 410.62000 Ma
Collections (20 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhuddanian - Aeronian | Russian Federation (Siberia) | Bellerophon globolus (206542 206543 206560) Bellerophon globulus (206465) | |
| Llandovery | Russian Federation (Siberia) | Bellerophon sibiricus (206317) | |
| Telychian | Sweden (Gotland) | Bellerophon sphaera (3972) | |
| Telychian | Norway (Oslo) | P. sphaera (49985) | |
| Sheinwoodian | Sweden (Gotland) | Bellerophon sphaera (3973 155697) | |
| Wenlock | Russian Federation | Bellerophon sibiricus (23759 24744) | |
| Homerian | Czech Republic (Praha) | Bellerophon plebeius, Bellerophon projectus (155396) | |
| Homerian | United Kingdom (England) | P. sphaera, Bellerophon wenlockensis (23057) | |
| Gorstian | Czech Republic | Bellerophon plebeius (155561) | |
| Gorstian | Czech Republic (Bohemia) | Bellerophon plebeius (106308) | |
| Gorstian | Czech Republic (Praha) | Cymbularia rotunda (155418) P. plebeius (58980) | |
| Ludlow | Czech Republic | Bellerophon plebeius (144741) | |
| Pragian | Canada (Quebec) | Bellerophon plenus (157354) | |
| Pragian | Australia (Victoria) | P. sp. (75683) |