Artiopoda - Proetida - Proetidae
Alternative combinations: Dechenella (Dechenella) planimarginata, Proetus planimarginatus
Synonyms: Dechenella (Dechenella) delphinula Hall and Clarke 1888, Dechenella delphinula Hall and Clarke 1888, Proetus delphinulus Hall and Clarke 1888
Belongs to Dechenella according to B. S. Lieberman 1994
See also Meek 1873 and Stumm 1953
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 haldemani, Dechenella indonsinensis, Dechenella indosinensis, Dechenella iserlohnensis, Dechenella neotesca, Dechenella nortoni, Dechenella osborni, Dechenella perscheii, 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 Canada (3: Nunavut, Ontario collections), United States (2: Michigan, Ohio)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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