Schizoproetoides Ormiston 1967 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Proetida - Proetidae

Full reference: A. R. Ormiston. 1967. Lower and Middle Devonian trilobites of the Canadian arctic islands. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 153:1-148

Parent taxon: Dechenellinae according to Z. Zhou et al. 2000

See also Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Basidechenella, Borealia, Camsellia, Clavibole, Cyberella, Cyrtodechenella, Dechenella, Deltadechenella, Elegenodechenella, Flexidechenella, Fuscinipyge, Humeia, Ormistoniella, Otodechenella, Paradechenella, Pedinodechenella, Schizoproetus, Xenodechenella, Chauffouraspis

Subtaxa: Schizoproetoides ellesmerensis Schizoproetoides richteri

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Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Canada (4: Nunavut, Yukon collections), United States (1: Alaska)

Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences

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