Trilobita - Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae
Alternative combinations: Ogmocnemis asellus, Proetus asellus, Trilobites asellus
Synonyms: Decoroproetus leptaenarum Wiman 1907, Decoroproetus mactaggarti Begg 1946, Decoroproetus modestus Tornquist 1884, Decoroproetus remotus Warburg 1925, Dicellocephalus leptaenarum Wiman 1907, Proetus (Warburgaspis) modestus Tornquist 1884, Proetus mactaggarti Begg 1946, Proetus modestus Tornquist 1884, Proetus remotus Warburg 1925, Warburgaspis modestus Tornquist 1884
Belongs to Decoroproetus according to R. M. Owens 1973
Sister taxa: Decoroproetus (Decoroproetus), Decoroproetus bodae, Decoroproetus brevifrons, Decoroproetus concentricus, Decoroproetus corycoeus, Decoroproetus decorus, Decoroproetus evexus, Decoroproetus farragatus, Decoroproetus fearnsidesi, Decoroproetus furubergensis, Decoroproetus gyratus, Decoroproetus jamesoni, Decoroproetus papyraceus, Decoroproetus planulatus, Decoroproetus reussi, Decoroproetus scrobiculatus, Decoroproetus solenotus, Decoroproetus subornatus, Proetidella ardmillanensis
Type specimens:
- Decoroproetus asellus: PMO 56442 (Cephalon + thorax)
- Decoroproetus leptaenarum:
- Decoroproetus mactaggarti: Hunt. Mus. A 3691, a cephalon/head.
- Decoroproetus modestus:
- Decoroproetus remotus:
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
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