Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
Alternative combinations: Proetus (Pudoproetus) missouriensis, Proetus missouriensis
Synonyms: Phillipsia auriculatus Hall 1862, Phillipsia obesa Branson and Andrews 1938, Phillipsia precursor Herrick 1888, Proetus (Pudoproetus) precursor Herrick 1888, Proetus (Pudoproetus) tenuituberculatus Williams 1930, Proetus auriculatus Hall 1862, Proetus tenuituberculatus Williams 1930, Proetus tenuituberculus Williams 1930, Pudoproetus obesa Branson and Andrews 1938
Full reference: B. F. Shumard. 1855. Description of new species of organic remains. Missouri Geological Survey 2:185-208
Belongs to Pudoproetus according to R. Feist and M. S. Petersen 1995
See also Brezinski 1988, Hall 1862, Herrick 1888, Herrick 1888, Hessler 1963, Lemke 2020, Lieberman 1994, Shumard 1855 and Williams 1943
Sister taxa: Proetus (Pudoproetus) hahni, Pudoproetus abnormis, Pudoproetus brevis, Pudoproetus cambrertus, Pudoproetus chappelensis, Pudoproetus expansus, Pudoproetus fernglenensis, Pudoproetus guangxiensis, Pudoproetus mediterraneus, Pudoproetus priscus, Pudoproetus xiakouensis, Zhifangia damghanensis
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (3: California, Ohio collections)
• Devonian of United States (10: Missouri)
Total: 13 collections including 14 occurrences
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