Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Full reference: G. K. B. Alberti. 1983. Trilobiten des juengeren Siluriums sowie des Unter-und Mittel-devons IV. Senckenbergiana Lethaea 64(1):1-87

Parent taxon: Proetidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002

Sister taxa: Aayemenaytcheia, Astycoryphinae, Ceratoproetus, Chuanoproetus, Cornuproetinae, Crassiproetinae, Dechenellinae, Drevermanniinae, Eodrevermanniinae, Hypaproetus, Lauchellum, Merebolina, Mirabolinae, Oidalaproetus, Ormistonia, Panibole, Paryfenus, Perliproetinae, Phaseolops, Phyllaspis, Plesiowensus, Prodiacoryphe, Proetidellinae, Proetinae, Silesiops, Sinobole, Triproetus, Warburgellinae, Xenocybe, Yanshanaspis, Yichangaspis

Subtaxa: Schaderthalaspis expansus Schaderthalaspis greilingi

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Type: Proetus expansus

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at Basal Pragian Claystone and Marl (Unit 5) at Ben Zireg, Bechar Basin (Devonian of Algeria)

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