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 delsternensis, 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 rossumi, Dechenella setosa, Dechenella struvei, Dechenella valentini, Dechenella verneuili, Dechenella verticalis, Dechenella ziatensis, Dechenella ziegleri, Dechenella (Eudechenella) mackayi
Type specimen: 967-56-8, a pygidium. Its type locality is Gummersbach VI. W-Weite Bahneinschnitt, which is in an Eifelian carbonate limestone/limestone in the Wiedenest Formation of Germany.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at Gummersbach VI. W-Weite Bahneinschnitt
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