Artiopoda - Proetida - Proetidae
Alternative combination: Longiproetus meiopsifius
Belongs to Gerastos according to A. P. van Viersen 2021
See also Van Viersen and Magrean 2019
Sister taxa: Gerastos (Erbenites), Gerastos (Gerastos), Gerastos (Oehlertaspis), Gerastos ainrasifus, Gerastos aintawilus, Gerastos arcus, Gerastos batrachus, Gerastos confragosus, Gerastos cornix, Gerastos couvinensis, Gerastos cuvieri, Gerastos dhondti, Gerastos discombobulatus, Gerastos eifliensis, Gerastos emmetus, Gerastos fosterae, Gerastos fragosus, Gerastos galei, Gerastos granulatus, Gerastos granulosus, Gerastos hammii, Gerastos izius, Gerastos kermur, Gerastos kippingi, Gerastos lessensis, Gerastos lisanrasus, Gerastos lisyi, Gerastos luedenscheidensis, Gerastos malisjildus, Gerastos mellishae, Gerastos monksi, Gerastos prox, Gerastos raribus, Gerastos retroflexus, Gerastos rommersheimensis, Gerastos simus, Gerastos snellingsi, Gerastos suborbitatus, Gerastos taqus, Gerastos tuberculatus, Gerastos verrucosus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Belgium (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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