Trilobita - Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae
Alternative combination: Proetus papyraceus
Belongs to Decoroproetus according to R. M. Owens 1973
Sister taxa: Decoroproetus asellus, Decoroproetus bodae, Decoroproetus brevifrons, Decoroproetus corycoeus, Decoroproetus decorus, Decoroproetus evexus, Decoroproetus farragatus, Decoroproetus fearnsidesi, Decoroproetus furubergensis, Decoroproetus gyratus, Decoroproetus jamesoni, Decoroproetus reussi, Decoroproetus scrobiculatus, Decoroproetus solenotus, Decoroproetus subornatus, Proetidella ardmillanensis
Type specimen: LO 597 T, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is Fjäcka, Fjäcka Formation, which is in a Vormsi marine shale in the Fjäcka Formation of Sweden.
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Sweden (4 collections), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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