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Proterato
Taxonomy
Proterato was named by Schilder (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 530]. It is extant. Its type is Erato neozelanica.
It was reranked as Lachryma (Proterato) by Cernohorsky (1971); it was misspelled as Proerato by Cate (1977), Wilson (1993), Sepkoski (2002) and Héros et al. (2007).
It was assigned to Lachryma by Cernohorsky (1971); to Eratoidae by Cate (1977); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Eratoinae by Wilson (1993) and Héros et al. (2007).
It was reranked as Lachryma (Proterato) by Cernohorsky (1971); it was misspelled as Proerato by Cate (1977), Wilson (1993), Sepkoski (2002) and Héros et al. (2007).
It was assigned to Lachryma by Cernohorsky (1971); to Eratoidae by Cate (1977); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Eratoinae by Wilson (1993) and Héros et al. (2007).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1927 | Proterato Schilder |
1971 | Lachryma (Proterato) Cernohorsky p. 106 |
1977 | Proerato Cate |
1993 | Proterato Wilson p. 212 |
2002 | Proterato Sepkoski |
2007 | Proterato Héros et al. p. 218 |
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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. Proterato Schilder 1927
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†Lachryma (Proterato) antiqua Marshall 1919
†Lachryma (Proterato) marshalli Marwick 1929
†Lachryma (Proterato) submorosa Laws 1935
Subg. Proterato (Cypraeerato) Schilder 1932
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†Cypraeerato badenica Fehse and Grego 2012
†Cypraeerato yolandae Fehse and Grego 2012
Subg. Proterato (Proterato) Schilder 1927
Subg. Proterato (Sulcerato) Finlay 1930
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†Proterato (Sulcerato) illota Tate 1890
†Proterato (Sulcerato) indica Martin 1879
†Proterato (Sulcerato) minoensis Itoigawa 1960
Proterato (Sulcerato) sandwichensis Sowerby 1859
†Proterato australis Tate 1878
†Proterato awamoana Schilder 1933
†Proterato neozelanica Murdoch 1924
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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W. O. Cernohorsky 1971 | Species of Proterato differ from Lachryma s.str. only in the absence of surface sculpture and a slightly deeper and more produced fossula. Species of Proterato are confined to Eocene-Pliocene deposits of Australia and New Zealand. |