Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
Full reference: R. G. Johnson and R. A. Fortey. 2012. Proetid Trilobites from the Lower Devonian (Pragian) Ihandar Formation, Anti-Atlas, Morocco. Journal of Paleontology 86(6):1032-1050
Belongs to Lepidoproetus (Lepidoproetus) according to R. G. Johnson and R. A. Fortey 2012
Sister taxa: Lepidoproetus (Lepidoproetus) bambuco, Lepidoproetus (Lepidoproetus) diademifer, Lepidoproetus (Lepidoproetus) luxon, Lepidoproetus (Lepidoproetus) maharchianus, Lepidoproetus (Lepidoproetus) microgranulatus, Lepidoproetus (Lepidoproetus) midifrons
Type specimen: NHM It 28956, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is 10 m., Section 1, Jbel Oufatene, which is in a Pragian carbonate limestone in the Ihandar Formation of Morocco.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at 10 m., Section 1, Jbel Oufatene
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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