†Quadratoproetus quadratus Maurer 1885 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Proetida - Proetidae
Alternative combinations: Cornuproetus (Cornuproetus) quadratus, Proetus quadratus
Full reference: F. Maurer. 1885. Die Fauna der Kalke von Wald girmes bei Gieûen. Abhandlungen der Groûherzoglich Hessischen Geologischen Landesanstalt zu Darmstadt 1:1-340
Belongs to Quadratoproetus according to A. P. van Viersen et al. 2012
See also Alberti 1967, Basse 1997 and Maurer 1885
Sister taxa: Quadratoproetus maureri, Quadratoproetus pygolf, Quadratoproetus subfrontalis
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at Lahn-Dill-Gebiet ( of Germany)
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