Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
Synonym: Xiushuiproetus Zhang 1983
Full reference: H. J. Wu. 1977. Comments on new genera and species of Silurian–Devonian trilobites in Southwest China and their significance. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 16(1):95-117
Parent taxon: Warburgellinae according to W. W. Yuan et al. 2020
See also Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Helokybe, Latiproetus, Paleodechenella, Parawarburgella, Prantlia, Taynaella, Tcherkesovia, Tetinia, Tropidocare
Subtaxa: Chuanqianoproetus constrictus Chuanqianoproetus guizhouensis Chuanqianoproetus shuangheensis
Type: Chuanqianoproetus constrictus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of China (9 collections)
Total: 9 collections including 11 occurrences
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