Trilobita - Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae
Alternative combinations: Forbesia brevifrons, Ogmocnemis brevifrons, Proetus brevifrons
Belongs to Decoroproetus according to R. M. Owens 1973
Sister taxa: Decoroproetus (Decoroproetus), Decoroproetus asellus, Decoroproetus bodae, 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 specimen: RM Ar 15245, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is Ã…lleberg, Bestorp, which is in a Pirgu carbonate limestone in the Jonstorp Formation of Sweden.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Sweden (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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