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Paraprothyris
Taxonomy
Paraprothyris was named as a genus. It is not extant.
It was reranked as Prothyris (Paraprothyris) by Cox et al. (1969).
It was assigned to Prothyris by Cox et al. (1969); to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Grammysiinae by Machado et al. (2021).
It was reranked as Prothyris (Paraprothyris) by Cox et al. (1969).
It was assigned to Prothyris by Cox et al. (1969); to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Grammysiinae by Machado et al. (2021).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1969 | Prothyris (Paraprothyris) Cox et al. p. N822 |
2002 | Paraprothyris Sepkoski |
2021 | Paraprothyris Machado et al. p. 32 |
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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. †Paraprothyris
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available