Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
Alternative combination: Proetus (Proetus) subovalis
Full reference: T. Kobayashi and T. Hamada. 1974. Silurian trilobites of Japan in comparison with Asian, Pacific and other faunas. Palaeontological Society of Japan Special Papers 18:1-155
Belongs to Coniproetus according to C. P. Stocker et al. 2019
See also Kobayashi and Hamada 1974
Sister taxa: Coniproetus (Bohemiproetus), Coniproetus (Coniproetus), Coniproetus alamar, Coniproetus conradi, Coniproetus dnestrovianus, Coniproetus eurysthenes, Coniproetus exspectatus, Coniproetus folliceps, Coniproetus foucauldi, Coniproetus gagis, Coniproetus laticaudata, Coniproetus multirugosus, Coniproetus novaki, Coniproetus praeaffinis, Coniproetus ryckholti, Proetus (Coniproetus) irroratus, Proetus (Coniproetus) whittakerensis
Type specimen: KKPFM 15188, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is Loc. 3. Ys 15. Gomi Quarry, which is in a Ludlow reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Fukata Formation of Japan.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at Loc. 3. Ys 15. Gomi Quarry
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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