Proscutum
Genus of gastropods
| Proscutum | |
|---|---|
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| Shell of Proscutum deretrarum (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Patelloidea |
| Family: | Patellidae |
| Genus: | †Proscutum P. Fischer, 1885 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| † Scutum (Proscutum) P. Fischer, 1885 (original rank) | |
Proscutum is a genus of sea snails, the true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Patellidae.[1]
Species
- † Proscutum compressum (Deshayes, 1861)
- † Proscutum deretranum Lozouet, 1999
References
- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Proscutum P. Fischer, 1885 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1245553 on 2022-02-11
External links
- Fischer, P. (1880-1887). Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, ou histoire naturelle des mollusques vivants et fossiles suivi d'un Appendice sur les Brachiopodes par D. P. Oehlert. Avec 23 planches contenant 600 figures dessinées par S. P. Woodward.. Paris: F. Savy. Published in 11 parts (fascicules), xxiv + 1369 pp., 23 pls
- MacClintock C. (1963). Reclassification of gastropod Proscutum Fischer based on muscle scars and shell structure. Journal of Paleontology. 37(1): 141-156.
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