Artiopoda - Proetida - Proetidae
Full reference: J. M. Adrain. 1997. Proetid trilobites from the Silurian (Wenlock-Ludlow) of the Cape Phillips Formation, Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Palaeontographic Italica 84:21-111
Parent taxon: Proetinae according to J. M. Adrain 1997
Sister taxa: Benesovella, Bohemiproetus, Coniproetus, Cyphoproetus, Deinoproetus, Devonoproetus, Dohmiella, Ejinoproetus, Eosoproetus, Ganinella, Gerastos, Gomiites, Helmutia, Kegeliella, Khalfinella, Kolymoproetus, Lacunoporaspis, Longiproetus, Luojiashania, Mezzaluna, Myoproetus, Oehlertaspis, Orbitoproetus, Perliproetus, Podoliproetus, Praedechenella, Pragoproetus, Proetina, Proetus, Pseudodechenella, Pseudogerastos, Pudoproetus, Pulcherproetus, Rhenocynproetus, Schizoproetina, Simaproetus, Unguliproetus, Warburgella, Eocyrtosymbole
Subtaxa: Westropia benfieldi Westropia skipperae
Type: Westropia benfieldi
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (4: Northwest Territories, Nunavut collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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