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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 |
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| 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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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Pelsonian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma
Collections (33 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anisian | China (Guizhou) | P. sinensis (42103 42276 42277 42279 42280 42282 42284 42368 42369 42371 42375 42377) | |
| Pelsonian | China (Guizhou) | P. sinensis (31610) | |
| Pelsonian - Illyrian | China (Guizhou) | P. sinensis (31611 31612 31615 31616 31617 31618 31619 31620 31621 31622 31623 31624 31625 31626 31627 31628 31629 31631 31632) | |
| Middle Triassic | China (Guizhou) | P. sinensis (42278) |