Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
Full reference: A. P. Van Viersen and H. Prescher. 2008. Devonian Proetidae (Trilobita) from the Ardennes Massif (Belgium, N France) and the Eifel Hills (W Germany). Bulletin de l’Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre 78:9-29
Belongs to Dohmiella according to Van Viersen and Prescher 2008
Sister taxa: Dohmiella acanthonota, Dohmiella chamaeleo, Dohmiella dewildei, Dohmiella dohmi, Dohmiella moravica, Dohmiella peetszi, Dohmiella pooka, Dohmiella prescheri, Dohmiella stumporum
Type specimen: IRSNB a12585, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is Resteigne quarry, Hanonet Fm, unit 2, which is in an Eifelian shallow subtidal limestone/shale in the Hanonet Formation of Belgium.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Belgium (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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