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Taxonomy
Protostrea was named by Chen (1976) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Anis Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. Its type is Ostrea sinensis.
It was assigned to Ostreidae by Chen (1976) and Vokes (1980); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dimyidae by Fang et al. (2009) and Ros-Franch et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Ostreidae by Chen (1976) and Vokes (1980); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dimyidae by Fang et al. (2009) and Ros-Franch et al. (2014).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1976 | Protostrea Chen |
1980 | Protostrea Vokes p. 231 |
2002 | Proostrea Sepkoski |
2009 | Protostrea Fang et al. p. 28 |
2014 | Protostrea Ros-Franch et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available