Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
Full reference: M. Basse. 1996. Trilobiten aus mittlerem Devon des Rhenohercynikums: I. Corynexochida und Proetida (1). Palaeontographica Abteilung A 239,(4-6):89-182
Belongs to Dechenella according to M. Basse 1996
Sister taxa: Dechenella (Dechenella), Dechenella (Monodechenella), Dechenella (Pedinodechenella), Dechenella allendorfensis, Dechenella alpenensis, Dechenella altenae, Dechenella boteroi, Dechenella burmeisteri, Dechenella calxensis, Dechenella carvalhoae, Dechenella daumeriesi, Dechenella disjecta, Dechenella gigouti, Dechenella givetensis, Dechenella granulata, Dechenella haldemani, Dechenella indonsinensis, Dechenella indosinensis, Dechenella iserlohnensis, Dechenella neotesca, Dechenella nortoni, Dechenella osborni, Dechenella perscheii, Dechenella planimarginata, Dechenella polonica, Dechenella praeverneuili, Dechenella rittbergensis, Dechenella romanovski, Dechenella rospensis, Dechenella rossumi, Dechenella setosa, Dechenella struvei, Dechenella valentini, Dechenella verneuili, Dechenella verticalis, Dechenella ziatensis, Dechenella ziegleri, Dechenella (Eudechenella) mackayi
Type specimen: 967-86b-4, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is Hohenlimburg II-68a-. Aufgelassener Steinbruch an der Straße Am Berghang, which is in a Givetian marine slate in the Oege Formation of Germany.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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