Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
Alternative combination: Cyphoproetus latiaxis
Full reference: T. Kobayashi and T. Hamada. 1986. The second addition of the Silurian trilobite fauna of Yokokura-Yama, Shikoko, Japan. Transactions and Proceedings of the Paleontological Society of Japan, N.S. 143:447-462
Belongs to Gomiites according to C. P. Stocker et al. 2019
See also Kobayashi and Hamada 1986
Sister taxon: Gomiites granulatus
Type specimen: PA 18078, a cephalon/head. Its type locality is new trilobite collection, Gomi Quarry, which is in a Ludlow reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks/shale in the Fukata Formation of Japan.
Distribution:
• Silurian of Japan (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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