Trilobita - Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae
Alternative combinations: Asaphus corycoeus, Proetus corycoeus
Full reference: T. A. Conrad. 1842. Observations on the Silurian and Devonian systems of the United States, with descriptions of new organic remains. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8(2):228-280
Belongs to Decoroproetus according to R. M. Owens 2004
See also Conrad 1842 and Hall 1852
Sister taxa: Decoroproetus (Decoroproetus), Decoroproetus asellus, Decoroproetus bodae, Decoroproetus brevifrons, Decoroproetus concentricus, Decoroproetus decorus, Decoroproetus evexus, Decoroproetus farragatus, Decoroproetus fearnsidesi, Decoroproetus furubergensis, Decoroproetus gyratus, Decoroproetus jamesoni, Decoroproetus papyraceus, Decoroproetus planulatus, Decoroproetus reussi, Decoroproetus scrobiculatus, Decoroproetus solenotus, Decoroproetus subornatus, Proetidella ardmillanensis
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of United States (5: Arkansas, New York, Oklahoma collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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