Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Alternative combination: Proetus (Proetus) subovalis

Full reference: T. Kobayashi and T. Hamada. 1974. Silurian trilobites of Japan in comparison with Asian, Pacific and other faunas. Palaeontological Society of Japan Special Papers 18:1-155

Belongs to Coniproetus according to C. P. Stocker et al. 2019

See also Kobayashi and Hamada 1974

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 ryckholti, Proetus (Coniproetus) irroratus, Proetus (Coniproetus) whittakerensis

Type specimen: KKPFM 15188, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is Loc. 3. Ys 15. Gomi Quarry, which is in a Ludlow reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Fukata Formation of Japan.

Distribution: found only at Loc. 3. Ys 15. Gomi Quarry

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