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Proscutum

Gastropoda - Patellida - Acmaeidae

Taxonomy
Proscutum was named by Fischer (1885) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Eo-m].

It was reranked as Scutus (Proscutum) by Knight et al. (1960).

It was assigned to Scutus by Knight et al. (1960); to Patelloidinae by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995); and to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Proscutum Fischer
1960Scutus (Proscutum) Knight et al. p. 230
1995Proscutum Pacaud and Le Renard p. 152
2002Proscutum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassPatellogastropoda(Lindberg 1986)
orderPatellida(Ihering 1876)
superfamilyLottioideaGray 1840
familyAcmaeidae()
subfamilyPatelloidinaeChapman and Gabriel 1923
genusProscutumFischer 1885

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. †Proscutum Fischer 1885
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Diagnosis
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