Artiopoda - Proetida - Proetidae
Alternative combination: Proetus haldemani
Full reference: J. Hall. 1861. Descriptions of new species of fossils from the Upper Helderberg, Hamilton and Chemung groups; with observations upon previously described species. Annual report of the Regents of the University of the State of New York on the State Cabinet of Natural History and the Historical and Antiquarian collection annexed thereto 14:29-109
Belongs to Dechenella according to B. S. Lieberman 1994
See also Hall 1861, Hall 1876 and Walcott 1884
Sister taxa: Dechenella (Dechenella), Dechenella (Monodechenella), Dechenella (Pedinodechenella), Dechenella allendorfensis, Dechenella alpenensis, Dechenella altenae, Dechenella boteroi, Dechenella burmeisteri, Dechenella calxensis, Dechenella carvalhoae, Dechenella daumeriesi, Dechenella delsternensis, Dechenella disjecta, Dechenella gigouti, Dechenella givetensis, Dechenella granulata, Dechenella indonsinensis, Dechenella indosinensis, Dechenella iserlohnensis, Dechenella neotesca, Dechenella nortoni, Dechenella osborni, Dechenella perscheii, Dechenella planimarginata, Dechenella polonica, Dechenella praeverneuili, Dechenella rittbergensis, Dechenella romanovski, Dechenella rospensis, Dechenella rossumi, Dechenella setosa, Dechenella struvei, Dechenella valentini, Dechenella verneuili, Dechenella verticalis, Dechenella ziatensis, Dechenella ziegleri, Dechenella (Eudechenella) mackayi
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (4: Iowa, New York, Pennsylvania collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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