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Buchiproetus

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Buchiproetus was named by Pillet (1969) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-l D Eife Sepkoski's reference number: 1106]. Its type is Proetus buchi.

It was assigned to Proetidae by Pillet (1969); to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002); to Tropidocoryphidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Cornuproetinae by Chlupac (1994), Bault et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Buchiproetus Pillet
1994Buchiproetus Chlupac p. 503
2002Buchiproetus Jell and Adrain p. 353
2002Buchiproetus Sepkoski
2021Buchiproetus Bault et al. pp. Appendix 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyProetidaeSalter 1864
subfamilyCornuproetinaeRichter et al. 1959
genusBuchiproetusPillet 1969

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Buchiproetus Pillet 1969
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†Buchiproetus calypso Šnajdr 1980
†Buchiproetus complanatus Barrande 1846
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Invalid names: Buchiproetus buchi Hawle and Corda 1847 [synonym]
†Buchiproetus hercules Alberti 1967
†Buchiproetus holynensis Přibyl 1965
†Buchiproetus mauretanicus Alberti 1967
†Buchiproetus pribyli Alberti 1969
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:30:23
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:35:55
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Eifelian or 413.02000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Czech Republic (Barrandia) B. complanatus (12183)
Devonian - Eifelian419.62 - 387.95Czech Republic Cornuproetus holynensis (10470)
Early/Lower Devonian - Eifelian419.62 - 387.95Czech Republic Cornuproetus holynensis (12148)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Morocco Cornuproetus mauretanicus (27062) Cornuproetus pribyli (27041)
Pragian - Early/Lower Emsian413.02 - 399.5Italy Cornuproetus buchi (26245 26255)
Zlichovian410.62 - 393.47Czech Republic B. calypso (10460)
Zlichovian410.62 - 393.47Czech Republic (Barrandia) B. calypso (12112)
Daleje - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Czech Republic B. complanatus (10469)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Czech Republic (Koneprusy) B. postcomplanatus (12257)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany (Hessen) B. hercules (229648)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Czech Republic (Barrandia) B. postcomplanatus (12040)