Decoroproetus jamesoni Reed 1914 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae

Alternative combination: Proetus jamesoni

Synonyms: Decoroproetus reedi Pribyl 1947, Decoroproetus vicinus Reed 1940, Proetus (Eremiproetus) reedi Pribyl 1947, Proetus trefoileum Begg 1951, Proetus trefoilium Begg 1951, Proetus vicinus Reed 1940

Belongs to Decoroproetus according to M. Romano and A. W. Owen 1993

See also Owens 1973 and Reed 1940

Sister taxa: Decoroproetus (Decoroproetus), Decoroproetus asellus, Decoroproetus bodae, Decoroproetus brevifrons, Decoroproetus concentricus, Decoroproetus corycoeus, Decoroproetus decorus, Decoroproetus evexus, Decoroproetus farragatus, Decoroproetus fearnsidesi, Decoroproetus furubergensis, Decoroproetus gyratus, Decoroproetus papyraceus, Decoroproetus planulatus, Decoroproetus reussi, Decoroproetus scrobiculatus, Decoroproetus solenotus, Decoroproetus subornatus, Proetidella ardmillanensis

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (8 collections)

Total: 8 collections including 10 occurrences

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