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Taxonomy
Promytilus merlai was named by Prinoth and Posenato (2023). Its type specimen is MLCS1033, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is PR61, Preroman, which is in a Changhsingian shallow subtidal limestone in the Bellerophon Formation of Italy.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2023 | Promytilus merlai Prinoth and Posenato p. 8 fig. 5 |
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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.
†Promytilus merlai Prinoth and Posenato 2023
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Changhsingian | Italy | Promytilus merlai (230025 type locality: 230054) |