Protethmos
Gregory, 1900, p. 164
Protethmos Gregory, 1900, p. 164 is a junior synonym (available and invalid), see Epistreptophyllum Milaschewitsch, 1876, p. 210.
available name but junior synonym of Epistreptophyllum
Type Species
Protethmos oldhami Gregory 1900: 164, pl. 18, figs. 10, 12, 13.; Original Designation
Type Specimen: Syntype; GSI N° 6754; Verified; Dry Preserved
Type Locality: Middle Bathonian, Coral Bed, Jumara Dome, Kachchh, India
Syntypes described by Gregory (1900: 164, pl. 18, figs. 10, 12, 13); topotypes are described by Beauvais (1978: 59, pl. 4, figs. 4, 5) and best illustrated by Pandey and Fürsich 1993: 35, pl 8, figs. 6-8, 10.
Remarks
A population study demonstrated that generic names of Protethmos, Metethmos and Frechia belong to a single highly variable species: Epistreptophyllum cornutiformis (Pandey and Lathuiliere 1997)
Distribution
- South Asia; Middle Jurassic
From Coral Bed (Jhurio Formation), Jumara Dome (Middle Bathonian) of the Kachchh Basin (India)This page has been in preparation since 15-May-2009 17:04
This version was contributed by Bernard Lathuilière on 15-Mar-2013 16:35.
Page authors are: Dhirendra Kumar Pandey. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.
The editor is: Bernard Lathuilière
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