Proetus (Coniproetus) irroratus Chatterton et al. 1979 (trilobite)

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

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