Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
Synonym: Vicinopeltis Pribyl 1967 [objective synonym]
Full reference: G. K. B. Alberti. 1967. Neue obersilurische sowie unter- und mitteldevonische Trilobiten aus Marokko, Deutschland und einigen anderen europaeischen Gebieten. 1. Senckenbergiana Lethaea 48(5):463-479
Parent taxon: Cornuproetinae according to V. Bault et al. 2021
See also Jell and Adrain 2002
Sister taxa: Buchiproetus, Cornuproetus, Cyrtosymboloides, Dalejeproetus, Diademaproetus, Eopiriproetus, Hollandiella, Ignoproetus, Interproetus, Koneprusites, Lepidoproetus, Linguaproetus, Montanproetus, Ogmocnemis, Paralepidoproetus, Parapalpebralia, Paraproetus, Parvigena, Piriproetus, Proetopeltis, Quadratoproetus, Sculptoproetus, Timsaloproetus, Voigtaspis, Wolayella
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of the Czech Republic (6 collections), Morocco (3)
Total: 9 collections including 14 occurrences
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