Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
Alternative combinations: Arcticormistonia laticaudata, Dechenella (Basidechenella) laticaudata
Belongs to Coniproetus according to J. M. Adrain 1997
See also Lieberman 1994
Sister taxa: Coniproetus (Bohemiproetus), Coniproetus (Coniproetus), Coniproetus alamar, Coniproetus conradi, Coniproetus dnestrovianus, Coniproetus eurysthenes, Coniproetus exspectatus, Coniproetus folliceps, Coniproetus foucauldi, Coniproetus gagis, Coniproetus multirugosus, Coniproetus novaki, Coniproetus praeaffinis, Coniproetus ryckholti, Coniproetus subovalis, Proetus (Coniproetus) irroratus, Proetus (Coniproetus) whittakerensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Drake Bay Section, Prince of Wales Island, Unit 1, which is in an Eifelian/Givetian shallow subtidal limestone in the Drake Bay Formation of Canada
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (2: Nunavut collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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