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Prothyris soleniformis

Bivalvia - Grammysiidae

Taxonomy
Solen (Prothyris) soleniformis was named by Elias (1957). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Village of Milo, which is in a Serpukhovian offshore sandstone in the Redoak Hollow Formation of Oklahoma.

It was recombined as Prothyris soleniformis by Hoare et al. (1989).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Solen (Prothyris) soleniformis Elias p. 743 figs. pl. 90 f. 2-3
1989Prothyris soleniformis Hoare et al. p. 594–596 fig. 6.2–6.4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
superfamilyGrammysioideaMiller 1877
familyGrammysiidaeMiller 1877
subfamilyGrammysiinaeMiller 1877
genusProthyris
speciessoleniformis()

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.

Prothyris soleniformis Elias 1957
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 17:54:40
Modified: 2009-06-11 19:54:40
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Serpukhovian or 330.30000 to 323.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4USA (Oklahoma) Solen soleniformis (type locality: 5611)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4USA (Arkansas) Prothyris soleniformis (5517)