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Prosocoelus (Prosocoelogeton)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Taxonomy
Prosocoelogeton was named as a genus. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Prosocoelus (Prosocoelogeton) by Cox et al. (1969).

It was assigned to Prosocoelus by Cox et al. (1969); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Prosocoelus (Prosocoelogeton) Cox et al. p. N572
2002Prosocoelogeton Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(FĂ©russac 1822)
familyAstartidaed'Orbigny 1844
subfamilyOpinaeChavan 1952
genusProsocoelus
subgenusProsocoelogeton

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available