Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
Alternative combination: Cornuproetus midas
Synonyms: Macroblepharum klukovicense Šnajdr 1976, Macroblepharum klukovicensis Šnajdr 1976
Full reference: H. K. Erben. 1952. Trilobiten aus dem Älteren Hercyn (Unterdevon) des Unterharzes. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Abhandlungen 94(2/3):150-362
Belongs to Macroblepharum according to J. Vaněk and J. Valíček 2002
See also Alberti 1969, Bault et al. 2021, Chlupac 1983, Erben 1952, Helling and Schöllmann 2018 and Šnajdr 1980
Sister taxa: Cornuproetus (Sculptoproetus) haasi, Sculptoproetus africanus, Sculptoproetus germanicus, Sculptoproetus hostimensis, Sculptoproetus hunsrueckianus, Sculptoproetus maghrebus, Sculptoproetus raki, Sculptoproetus sculptus, Sculptoproetus tepes, Macroblepharum staminops, Macroblepharum perstes, Macroblepharum pemicam, Macroblepharum loyzi, Macroblepharum tumidum, Macroblepharum vortex
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of the Czech Republic (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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