Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
Full reference: B. D. E. Chatterton, B. D. Johnson, and K. S. W. Campbell. 1979. Silicified Lower Devonian trilobites from New South Wales. Palaeontology 22(4):799-837
Belongs to Proetus (Coniproetus) according to B. D. E. Chatterton et al. 1979
Sister taxa: Coniproetus (Bohemiproetus), Coniproetus (Coniproetus), Coniproetus alamar, Coniproetus conradi, Coniproetus dnestrovianus, Coniproetus eurysthenes, Coniproetus exspectatus, Coniproetus folliceps, Coniproetus foucauldi, Coniproetus gagis, Coniproetus laticaudata, Coniproetus multirugosus, Coniproetus novaki, Coniproetus praeaffinis, Coniproetus ryckholti, Coniproetus subovalis, Proetus (Coniproetus) whittakerensis
Type specimen: ANU 35131, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (46 collections)
Total: 46 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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