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Change of monoplacophoran genus Protoconus to Proteroconus due to homonymy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

Bruce L. Stinchcomb
Bruce L. Stinchcomb*
Affiliation:
Geology Department, St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, 3400 Pershall Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63135
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The monoplacophoran genus Protoconus Stinchcomb, 1986, from the Upper Cambrian of the Ozark Uplift of Missouri, is a junior homonym of the monoplacophoran Protoconus Yü, 1979. Protoconus is a significant element in the pre-trilobite Lowermost Cambrian (Meishucan) beds of China (Yü, 1987). In consideration of this homonymy, it is proposed that Protoconus Stinchcomb, 1986, is changed and designated as Proteroconus.

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Taxonomic Note
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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 70 , Issue 2 , March 1996 , pp. 339
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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References

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