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Prosoptychus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon (Prosoptychus) was named by Perner (1903) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov D Emsi Sepkoski's reference number: 362,797]. Its type is Bellerophon (Prosoptychus) plebeius.

It was reranked as Prosoptychus by Knight et al. (1960), Horný (1963) and Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Bellerophon by Perner (1903); to Bellerophontinae by Knight et al. (1960); to Cymbulariinae by Horný (1963); and to Bellerophontida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Bellerophon (Prosoptychus) Perner
1960Prosoptychus Knight et al. p. 181
1963Prosoptychus Horný
2002Prosoptychus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBellerophontidae
subfamilyCymbulariinae
genusProsoptychus()

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. †Prosoptychus Perner 1903
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Prosoptychus baccatus Reed 1927
Prosoptychus globulus Lindström 1884
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Invalid names: Prosoptychus plebeius Perner 1903 [synonym]
Prosoptychus plenus Billings 1874
Prosoptychus projectus Perner 1903
Prosoptychus rotunda Perner 1903
Prosoptychus sibiricus Vostokova 1955
Prosoptychus sphaera Lindström 1884
Prosoptychus wenlockensis Murchison 1839
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available