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Prothyris Meek, 1869 †
1659319 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1659319)
accepted
Genus
Prothyris elegans Meek, 1871 † (type by subsequent monotypy)
Prothyris (Prothyris) Meek, 1869 † · unaccepted (subgenus not in use)
- Species Prothyris contorta Whidborne, 1896 †
- Species Prothyris elegans Meek, 1871 †
- Species Prothyris stubblefieldi R. B. Wilson, 1963 †
- Species Prothyris unioniformis Z.-R. Yang, 1983 †
- Subgenus Prothyris (Prothyris) Meek, 1869 † accepted as Prothyris Meek, 1869 † (subgenus not in use)
- Species Prothyris (Prothyris) unioniformis Z.-R. Yang, 1983 † accepted as Prothyris unioniformis Z.-R. Yang, 1983 † (subgenus not in use)
- Species Prothyris bergica Drevermann, 1902 † accepted as Prothyris contorta Whidborne, 1896 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Prothyris scalprata Whidborne, 1896 † accepted as Prothyris contorta Whidborne, 1896 † (subjective synonym)
- Species Prothyris recta Whidborne, 1896 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Meek, F. B.; Worthen, A. H. (1869). Descriptions of new Carboniferous fossils from the western states. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 21: 137-172., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6588048
page(s): 172 (footnote) [details]
page(s): 172 (footnote) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Prothyris Meek, 1869 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1659319 on 2025-09-12
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Meek, F. B.; Worthen, A. H. (1869). Descriptions of new Carboniferous fossils from the western states. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 21: 137-172., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6588048
page(s): 172 (footnote) [details]
basis of record Wilson, R. B. (1963). The lamellibranch genus <i>Prothyris</i> in the Upper Devonian and Carboniferous of Great Britain. <em>Palaeontology.</em> 6(1): 136-144, pl. 20. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 172 (footnote) [details]
basis of record Wilson, R. B. (1963). The lamellibranch genus <i>Prothyris</i> in the Upper Devonian and Carboniferous of Great Britain. <em>Palaeontology.</em> 6(1): 136-144, pl. 20. [details] Available for editors
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Validity No originally included species, but available by diagnosis [details]
