Orbitoproetus orbitatus Barrande 1846 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Alternative combination: Proetus orbitatus

Belongs to Orbitoproetus according to Pillet 1969

See also Alberti 1969

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

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of the Czech Republic (2 collections), Germany (1), Morocco (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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