Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
Alternative spelling: Gerastos (Devonoproetus)
Parent taxon: Proetus according to R. Feist and J. A. Talent 2000
See also Adrain 1997, Basse et al. 2016, Jell and Adrain 2002, Sepkoski 2002 and Van Viersen et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Proetus (Astroproetus), Proetus (Clypoproetus), Proetus (Crassiproetus), Proetus (Gerastos), Proetus (Megaproetus), Proetus (Neoproetus), Proetus (Piriproetus), Proetus (Pribylia), Proetus (Proetus), Proetus (Tropidocoryphe), Proetus (Warburgaspis), Proetus alaricus, Proetus astringens, Proetus blandi, Proetus canalis, Proetus chambliensis, Proetus clelandi, Proetus concinnus, Proetus conspersus, Proetus desertus, Proetus fardenensis, Proetus foculus, Proetus frechi, Proetus kopaninensis, Proetus kuressaarensis, Proetus latifrons, Proetus lecointrei, Proetus lindoei, Proetus manitobensis, Proetus marginalis, Proetus micropygus, Proetus morinensis, Proetus namanensis, Proetus nemus, Proetus nieszkowskii, Proetus pluteus, Proetus regalus, Proetus romanicus, Proetus scalicus, Proetus signatus, Proetus subcarintiacus, Proetus subtriangularis, Proetus vescus, Proetus volcovcyanus, Proetus zhusilengensis, Falcatoproetus falcatus
Subtaxa: Proetus (Devonoproetus) latimargo Proetus (Devonoproetus) sparsinodosus Proetus (Devonoproetus) talenti
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence