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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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