Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
Full reference: B. D. E. Chatterton and D. G. Perry. 1977. Lochkovian Trilobites and Conodonts from Northwestern Canada. Journal of Paleontology 51(4):772-796
Belongs to Proetus (Coniproetus) according to B. D. E. Chatterton and D. G. Perry 1977
Sister taxa: Coniproetus (Bohemiproetus), Coniproetus (Coniproetus), Coniproetus alamar, Coniproetus conradi, Coniproetus dnestrovianus, Coniproetus eurysthenes, Coniproetus exspectatus, Coniproetus folliceps, Coniproetus foucauldi, Coniproetus gagis, Coniproetus laticaudata, Coniproetus multirugosus, Coniproetus novaki, Coniproetus praeaffinis, Coniproetus ryckholti, Coniproetus subovalis, Proetus (Coniproetus) irroratus
Type specimen: US 1870
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (3: Northwest Territories collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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