Artiopoda - Proetida - Proetidae
Alternative spelling: Proetus (Lacunoporaspis)
Parent taxon: Proetinae according to O. Ivanova et al. 2009
See also Hahn et al. 1996, Jell and Adrain 2002, Owens 1973, Pillet 1972 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Benesovella, Bohemiproetus, Coniproetus, Cyphoproetus, Deinoproetus, Devonoproetus, Dohmiella, Ejinoproetus, Eosoproetus, Ganinella, Gerastos, Gomiites, Helmutia, Kegeliella, Khalfinella, Kolymoproetus, Longiproetus, Luojiashania, Mezzaluna, Myoproetus, Oehlertaspis, Orbitoproetus, Perliproetus, Podoliproetus, Praedechenella, Pragoproetus, Proetina, Proetus, Pseudodechenella, Pseudogerastos, Pudoproetus, Pulcherproetus, Rhenocynproetus, Schizoproetina, Simaproetus, Unguliproetus, Warburgella, Westropia, Zhifangiafangia, Eocyrtosymbole
Subtaxa: Lacunoporaspis antiqua Lacunoporaspis contermina Lacunoporaspis norrisi Lacunoporaspis postromanowskyi Proetus (Lacunoporaspis) mukshaensis
Type: Lacunoporaspis contermina
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (6: Northwest Territories, Yukon collections), United States (3: Alaska), Uzbekistan (4)
• Silurian of Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (2), Uzbekistan (3)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
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