Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
Alternative combinations: Cyrtodechenella welleri, Dechenella welleri, Proetus welleri
Full reference: C. R. Stauffer. 1909. The Middle Devonian of Ohio 1-204
Belongs to Dechenella (Dechenella) according to B. S. Lieberman 1994
See also Richter 1912, Stauffer 1909, Stumm 1953 and Stumm 1964
Sister taxa: Dechenella (Dechenella) algida, Dechenella (Dechenella) bathurstensis, Dechenella (Dechenella) crepuscula, Dechenella (Dechenella) crista, Dechenella (Dechenella) franklini, Dechenella (Dechenella) maclareni, Dechenella (Dechenella) minima, Dechenella (Dechenella) paramaclareni
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (2: Indiana, Ohio collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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