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Ignoproetus

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Ignoproetus was named by Šnajdr (1977) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-u D Eife Sepkoski's reference number: 1106].

It was assigned to Proetidae by Šnajdr (1977); to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002); to Tropidocoryphidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Cornuproetinae by Bault et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Ignoproetus Šnajdr
2002Ignoproetus Jell and Adrain p. 387
2002Ignoproetus Sepkoski
2021Ignoproetus Bault et al. pp. Appendix 7

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

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. †Ignoproetus Šnajdr 1977
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†Ignoproetus achbar Šnajdr 1980
†Ignoproetus caprona Šnajdr 1980
†Ignoproetus diourii Alberti 1970
†Ignoproetus fortoxin Šnajdr 1977
†Ignoproetus ignotus Šnajdr 1980
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: Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Emsian or 402.50000 to 391.90000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Czech Republic (Barrandia) I. fortoxin (12183)
Zlichovian409.1 - 391.9Czech Republic (Barrandia) I. achbar (12143)
Zlichovian409.1 - 391.9Czech Republic I. achbar (10467)
Zlichovian - Eifelian409.1 - 387.7Morocco Cornuproetus diourii (27058)
Daleje - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Czech Republic I. fortoxin (10469)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Morocco Cornuproetus waldschmidti (27072)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Morocco Cornuproetus waldschmidti (27114)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Morocco Cornuproetus waldschmidti (27123 27124 27126 27146)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Czech Republic (Barrandia) I. ignotus, I. caprona (12040)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Germany (Hessen) Proetopeltis waldschmidti (229648)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Czech Republic (Koneprusy) I. ignotus, I. caprona (12257)