Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
Full reference: F. Lütke. 1990. Contributions to a phylogenetical classification of the subfamily Proetinae Salter, 1864 (Trilobita). Senckenbergiana lethaea 71:1-83
Parent taxon: Proetinae according to J. M. Adrain 1997
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Benesovella, Bohemiproetus, Coniproetus, Cyphoproetus, Deinoproetus, Devonoproetus, Dohmiella, Ejinoproetus, Eosoproetus, Ganinella, Gerastos, Gomiites, Helmutia, Kegeliella, Khalfinella, Kolymoproetus, Lacunoporaspis, Longiproetus, Luojiashania, Mezzaluna, Myoproetus, Oehlertaspis, Orbitoproetus, Perliproetus, Podoliproetus, Praedechenella, Pragoproetus, Proetina, Proetus, Pseudodechenella, Pudoproetus, Pulcherproetus, Rhenocynproetus, Schizoproetina, Simaproetus, Unguliproetus, Warburgella, Westropia, Eocyrtosymbole
Subtaxa: Pseudogerastos confossus Pseudogerastos handwerki Pseudogerastos taylori Pseudogerastos vaningeni
Type: Proetus vaningeni
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (9: Northwest Territories, Nunavut collections), the United Kingdom (2), United States (6: Arkansas, Illinois, Wisconsin)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
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