Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
Parent taxon: Proetidae according to R. M. Owens 1970
See also Chatterton and Perry 1977
Sister taxa: Aayemenaytcheia, Astycoryphinae, Ceratoproetus, Chuanoproetus, Cornuproetinae, Crassiproetinae, Dechenellinae, Drevermanniinae, Eodrevermanniinae, Hypaproetus, Lauchellum, Merebolina, Mirabolinae, Oidalaproetus, Ormistonia, Panibole, Paryfenus, Perliproetinae, Phaseolops, Phyllaspis, Plesiowensus, Prodiacoryphe, Proetinae, Schaderthalaspis, Silesiops, Sinobole, Triproetus, Warburgellinae, Xenocybe, Yanshanaspis, Yichangaspis
Subtaxa: Pseudoproetus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Greenland (1 collection), the Russian Federation (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence