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Taxonomy
Protostrea was named by Chen (1976) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Anis Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. Its type is Ostrea sinensis.
It was assigned to Ostreidae by Chen (1976) and Vokes (1980); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dimyidae by Fang et al. (2009) and Ros-Franch et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Ostreidae by Chen (1976) and Vokes (1980); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dimyidae by Fang et al. (2009) and Ros-Franch et al. (2014).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1976 | Protostrea Chen |
| 1980 | Protostrea Vokes p. 231 |
| 2002 | Proostrea Sepkoski |
| 2009 | Protostrea Fang et al. p. 28 |
| 2014 | Protostrea Ros-Franch et al. |
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available