Solariproetus Qu 1986 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Proetida - Rorringtoniidae

Parent taxon: Rorringtoniidae according to J. M. Adrain and S. R. Westrop 2007

See also Owens 2004 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Hanjiangaspis, Pseudobirmanites, Rorringtonia, Rorringtoniinae

Subtaxa: Solariproetus prosthemesos Solariproetus shichengziensis Solariproetus triangularis

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Type: Solariproetus triangularis

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

• Ordovician of Denmark (1), Poland (1), Sweden (1), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 6 collections including 10 occurrences

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