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Protostomias

Actinopteri - Protostomiidae

Taxonomy
Protostomias was named by Arambourg (1933) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-l Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Elopiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Protostomiidae by Amalfitano et al. (2020).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Protostomias Arambourg
2002Protostomias Sepkoski
2020Protostomias Amalfitano et al. p. 289

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
EuteleosteiRosen 1973
familyProtostomiidaeArambourg 1943
genusProtostomiasArambourg 1933

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. †Protostomias Arambourg 1933
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Protostomias maroccanus Arambourg 1943
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Italy P. maroccanus (214600)