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Prosoptychus projectus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon (Prosoptychus) projectus was named by Perner (1903) [Bellerophon (Prosoptychus) projectus Perner 1903]. It is not extant. Its type locality is Lodenice, which is in a Homerian carbonate limestone in the Motol Formation of the Czech Republic.

It was recombined as Prosoptychus projectus by Horný (1963) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Bellerophon (Prosoptychus) projectus Perner
1963Prosoptychus projectus Horný p. 134 figs. pl. 34 f. 4-5
2023Prosoptychus projectus Wagner p. S329

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

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.

†Prosoptychus projectus Perner 1903
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Diagnosis
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