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Prosoleptus

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Taxonomy
Prosoleptus was named by Beushausen (1895) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr m Tr Carn Sepkoski's reference number: 94].

It was reranked as Ctenodonta (Prosoleptus) by Frech (1912).

It was assigned to Ctenodonta by Frech (1912); to Malletiinae by Vokes (1980); to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Malletiidae by Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Prosoleptus Beushausen p. 95
1912Ctenodonta (Prosoleptus) Frech
1980Prosoleptus Vokes p. 4
2002Prosoleptus Sepkoski
2014Prosoleptus Ros-Franch et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyMalletiidae(Adams and Adams 1858)
genusProsoleptusBeushausen 1895

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. †Prosoleptus Beushausen 1895
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Prosoleptus lineata Goldfuss 1837
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Invalid names: Nucula faba Wissmann 1841 [synonym], Nucula stotteri Klipstein 1843 [synonym], Nucula undata Klipstein 1843 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available