Trilobita - Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae
Synonyms: Proetidella Bancroft 1949, Warburgaspis Pribyl 1946
Parent taxon: Tropidocoryphinae according to V. Bault et al. 2021
See also Jell and Adrain 2002, Owen 1981, Owen and Bruton 1980, Owen and Harper 1982, Owens 1970, Owens 1973, Sepkoski 2002 and Whittington 1966
Sister taxa: Alberticoryphe, Chlupaciparia
Subtaxa: Decoroproetus asellus Decoroproetus bodae Decoroproetus brevifrons Decoroproetus corycoeus Decoroproetus decorus Decoroproetus evexus Decoroproetus farragatus Decoroproetus fearnsidesi Decoroproetus furubergensis Decoroproetus gyratus Decoroproetus jamesoni Decoroproetus papyraceus Decoroproetus reussi Decoroproetus scrobiculatus Decoroproetus solenotus Decoroproetus subornatus Proetidella ardmillanensis
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of the Czech Republic (3 collections), Morocco (1)
• Silurian of Algeria (1), Australia (2), Canada (9: Quebec), the Czech Republic (23), Morocco (1), Sweden (1), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (9), United States (9: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, New York, Oklahoma, Wisconsin)
• Fennian of France (1)
• Ordovician of Canada (4: British Columbia, Quebec), China (1), the Czech Republic (3), Ireland (2), Norway (25), the Russian Federation (1), Sweden (19), the United Kingdom (16), United States (23: Kentucky, Virginia)
Total: 155 collections including 178 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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