Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Prothyris contorta

Bivalvia - Grammysiidae

Taxonomy
Prothyris contorta was named by Whidborne (1896).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. singewaldi, P. darlingensis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Prothyris contorta Whidborne
1896Prothyris scalprata Whidborne
1896Sanguinolites mimus Whidborne
1902Prothyris bergica Drevermann

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
speciescontortaWhidborne 1896

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 contorta Whidborne 1896
show all | hide all
Invalid names: Prothyris bergica Drevermann 1902 [synonym], Prothyris scalprata Whidborne 1896 [synonym], Sanguinolites mimus Whidborne 1896 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available