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Protodictyoolithus
Taxonomy
Protodictyoolithus was named by Wang et al. (2012). It is considered to be a form taxon.
It was assigned to Dictyoolithidae by Wang et al. (2013), Zhao et al. (2013) and Zhang et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Dictyoolithidae by Wang et al. (2013), Zhao et al. (2013) and Zhang et al. (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Protodictyoolithus Wang et al. p. 404 |
| 2013 | Protodictyoolithus Wang et al. p. 48 |
| 2013 | Protodictyoolithus Zhao et al. p. 4665 |
| 2017 | Protodictyoolithus Zhang et al. p. 191 |
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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. †Protodictyoolithus Wang et al. 2012
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†Protodictyoolithus jiangi Liu and Zhao 2004
†Protodictyoolithus neixiangensis Zhao 1994
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| Q. Wang et al. 2013 | Eggshell composed of two to four superimposed shell units. Shell units near the outer surface of eggshell are laterally interlocking, with some tendency of fusion. |