Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
Alternative spelling: Orbitoproetus (Helmutia)
Full reference: R. Feist and B. Orth. 2000. Trilobites de la limite Eifélien/Givétien de la région stratotypique (Tafilalet, Maider, Maroc). Proceedings of the Subcommission on Devonian Stratigraphy (SDS)–IGCP 421 Morocco Meeting 20:78-91
Parent taxon: Proetinae according to V. Bault et al. 2021
See also Feist and Orth 2000
Sister taxa: Benesovella, Bohemiproetus, Coniproetus, Cyphoproetus, Deinoproetus, Devonoproetus, Dohmiella, Ejinoproetus, Eosoproetus, Ganinella, Gerastos, Gomiites, Kegeliella, Khalfinella, Kolymoproetus, Lacunoporaspis, Longiproetus, Luojiashania, Mezzaluna, Myoproetus, Oehlertaspis, Orbitoproetus, Perliproetus, Podoliproetus, Praedechenella, Pragoproetus, Proetina, Proetus, Pseudodechenella, Pseudogerastos, Pudoproetus, Pulcherproetus, Rhenocynproetus, Schizoproetina, Simaproetus, Unguliproetus, Warburgella, Westropia, Eocyrtosymbole
Subtaxa: Helmutia rissanensis
Type: Helmutia rissanensis
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Morocco (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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