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Prothyris (Lophoprothyris) crista

Bivalvia - Grammysiidae

Taxonomy
Prothyris (Lophoprothyris) crista was named by Hoare et al. (1989). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Loc. 1. USGS 14369. Road cut on se side US 65, 0.8 km sw of Peyton Creek Bridge, which is in a Serpukhovian offshore grainstone/shale in the Imo Formation of Arkansas. It is the type species of Prothyris (Lophoprothyris).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. singewaldi, P. darlingensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Prothyris (Lophoprothyris) crista Hoare et al. p. 596 fig. 6.8–6.14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
superfamilyGrammysioideaMiller 1877
familyGrammysiidaeMiller 1877
subfamilyGrammysiinaeMiller 1877
genusProthyris
subgenusLophoprothyris
speciescrista

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.

†Prothyris (Lophoprothyris) crista Hoare et al. 1989
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Diagnosis
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