Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
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
Belongs to Cornuproetus (Cornuproetus) according to R. Feist and B. Orth 2000
Sister taxa: Cornuproetus (Cornuproetus) cornutus, Cornuproetus (Cornuproetus) meinkenbrachtensis, Cornuproetus (Cornuproetus) rudrichteri, Cornuproetus (Cornuproetus) veleslavini
Type specimen: UM2 -RF 160, a pygidium. Its type locality is Djebel Ou Driss, section Est, niveau ODE 7-13, which is in an Eifelian shallow subtidal limestone in the El Otfal Formation of Morocco.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at Djebel Ou Driss, section Est, niveau ODE 7-13
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