Orbitoproetus ovalis Alberti 1969 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Proetida - Proetidae

Alternative combination: Proetus ovalis

Full reference: G. K. B. Alberti. 1969. Trilobiten des juengeren Siluriums sowie des Unter- und Mitteldevons. I. Mit Beitraegen zur Silur-Devon-Stratigraphie einiger Gebiete Marokkos und Oberfrankens. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 520:1-692

Belongs to Orbitoproetus according to V. Bault et al. 2021

Sister taxa: Orbitoproetus africanus, Orbitoproetus angelini, Orbitoproetus chynicensis, Orbitoproetus crassimargo, Orbitoproetus fornicatus, Orbitoproetus hawlei, Orbitoproetus koeneni, Orbitoproetus lecointrei, Orbitoproetus orbitatus

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Orbitoproetus ovalis in the database

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