Cyrtoproetus cracoensis Reed 1899 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Alternative combinations: Archegonus cracoensis, Cyrtoproetus (Cyrtoproetus) cracoensis, Cyrtosymbole cracoensis, Phillipsia cracoensis

Belongs to Cyrtoproetus according to S. Rak et al. 2012

See also Hahn et al. 2001

Sister taxa: Cyrtoproetus (Crassibole), Cyrtoproetus (Cyrtoproetus), Cyrtoproetus (Sinocyrtoproetus), Cyrtoproetus korni, Cyrtoproetus roesenbeckensis

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Belgium (1 collection), the Czech Republic (1), the United Kingdom (2)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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