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Prorotrigonia

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8201909https://www.gbif.org/species/8201909
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)17262https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=17262
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Prosogyrotrigoniidae : Prorotrigonia
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniidae : Prorotrigonia
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
-EubivalviaCarter 2011
subclassAutobranchia
infraclassHeteroconchia
-UniomorphiGray 1854
-UnioniGray 1854
-UnionataGray 1854
orderTrigoniida
superfamilyTrigonioideaLamarck 1819
familyTrigoniidaeLamarck 1819
genusProrotrigoniaCox 1952
Scientific NameProrotrigonia Cox, 1952
Name Published InProc. Malac. Soc. Lond., 29
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Prorotrigoniagenusbelongs to Trigoniidaestated with evidenceCox, 1952
Prorotrigoniagenusbelongs to Trigonioidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Prorotrigoniagenusbelongs to Trigoniidaestated without evidenceRos-Franch et al., 2014
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance228 - 216 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Last Recorded Appearance222 - 209 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Motilityfacultatively mobile (based on Trigoniida)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Trigoniida)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Bivalvia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)L. R. Cox. 1952. Notes on the Trigoniidae, with outlines of a classification of the family. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 29:45-70

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Prorotrigonia seranensis
species
listed (PBDB)1222 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
222 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Prorotrigonia xizangensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1952Prorotrigonia Cox
2002Prorotrigonia Sepkoski, Jr.
2014Prorotrigonia Ros-Franch et al.

References

Cox L. R. (1952) Notes on the Trigoniidae, with outlines of a classification of the family, Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 29, 45-70 doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.mollus.a064606
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Ros-Franch S., Márquez-Aliaga A., et al (2014) Comprehensive database on Induan (Lower Triassic) to Sinemurian (Lower Jurassic) marine bivalve genera and their paleobiogeographic record, Paleontological Contributions 8, 1-219
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Proc. Malac. Soc. Lond., 29 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
WoRMS (Nov 2016). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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