Decoroproetus gyratus Owens 1970 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae

Full reference: R. M. Owens. 1970. The middle Ordovician of the Oslo region, Norway 23. The Trilobite Family Proetidae. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 50:309-332

Belongs to Decoroproetus according to R. M. Owens 1970

Sister taxa: Decoroproetus asellus, Decoroproetus bodae, Decoroproetus brevifrons, Decoroproetus corycoeus, Decoroproetus decorus, Decoroproetus evexus, Decoroproetus farragatus, Decoroproetus fearnsidesi, Decoroproetus furubergensis, Decoroproetus jamesoni, Decoroproetus papyraceus, Decoroproetus reussi, Decoroproetus scrobiculatus, Decoroproetus solenotus, Decoroproetus subornatus, Proetidella ardmillanensis

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Norway (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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