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Pseudoprosodacna Gillet, 1971 †
1496656 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1496656)
accepted
Genus
Cardium littorale Eichwald, 1850 † accepted as Pseudoprosodacna littoralis (Eichwald, 1850) † (type by original designation)
Eupatorina Andreescu, 1974 † · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
- Species Pseudoprosodacna littoralis (Eichwald, 1850) †
- Species Pseudoprosodacna moesica Papaianopol & Lubenescu, 1987 †
- Species Pseudoprosodacna olteniae (Motaş, 1972) †
- Species Pseudoprosodacna scutila Papaianopol & Lubenescu, 1987 †
- Species Pseudoprosodacna cobalcescui (Fontannes, 1887) † accepted as Pachydacna (Parapachydacna) cobalcescui (Fontannes, 1887) † represented as Pachydacna cobalcescui (Fontannes, 1887) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pseudoprosodacna eichwaldi (Andrusov, 1917) † accepted as Pseudoprosodacna littoralis eichwaldi (Andrusov, 1917) † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Pseudoprosodacna plicatolittoralis [sic] † accepted as Pseudoprosodacna littoralis plicatolitoralis (Sinzov, 1897) † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Pseudoprosodacna sturi (Cobălcescu, 1883) † accepted as Prosodacnomya sturi (Cobălcescu, 1883) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
fossil only
feminine
Gillet, S.; Geissert, F. (1971). La faune de mollusques du Pontien de Trilophos. <em>Annales Géologiques des Pays Helléniques.</em> 23: 123-164.
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Gillet, S. (1943). Les Limnocardiidés des couches à Congeries de Roumanie. <em>Memoriile Institutului geologic al României.</em> 4: 1-118.
page(s): 83 [details]
page(s): 124, 143 [details] Available for editors

Gillet, S. (1943). Les Limnocardiidés des couches à Congeries de Roumanie. <em>Memoriile Institutului geologic al României.</em> 4: 1-118.
page(s): 83 [details]
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original description
Gillet, S.; Geissert, F. (1971). La faune de mollusques du Pontien de Trilophos. <em>Annales Géologiques des Pays Helléniques.</em> 23: 123-164.
page(s): 124, 143 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Eupatorina Andreescu, 1974 †) Andreescu, I. (1974). Prosodacninae, a new subfamily of limnocardiids. <em>Revue Roumaine de Géologie, Géophysique et Géographie. Série de Géologie.</em> 18: 127-145.
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original description (unavailable nomenclaturally) Gillet, S. (1943). Les Limnocardiidés des couches à Congeries de Roumanie. <em>Memoriile Institutului geologic al României.</em> 4: 1-118.
page(s): 83 [details]
page(s): 124, 143 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Eupatorina Andreescu, 1974 †) Andreescu, I. (1974). Prosodacninae, a new subfamily of limnocardiids. <em>Revue Roumaine de Géologie, Géophysique et Géographie. Série de Géologie.</em> 18: 127-145.
page(s): 133 [details] Available for editors

original description (unavailable nomenclaturally) Gillet, S. (1943). Les Limnocardiidés des couches à Congeries de Roumanie. <em>Memoriile Institutului geologic al României.</em> 4: 1-118.
page(s): 83 [details]
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Validity First introduced by Gillet (1943) as nomen nudum (no type species fixed). Gillet (in Gillet & Geissert 1971) validly introduced the taxon by designating Cardium littorale Eichwald, 1830 as the type species. This makes Pseudoprosodacna a senior objective synonym of Eupatorina Andreescu, 1974, with the same type species.Note that Gillet referred to Pseudoprosodacna littoralis incorrectly as the "holotype" of the genus, but from the context it is clear she meant the type species. Also, she indicated it as "new subgenus" but treated it as full genus throughout the paper. [details]