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Pseudoproetus

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Pseudoproetus was named by Poulson (1934) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Proetidellinae by Kobayashi and Hamada (1974); to Proetidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Pseudoproetus Poulson
1974Pseudoproetus Kobayashi and Hamada p. 109
2002Pseudoproetus Jell and Adrain p. 434
2002Pseudoproetus Sepkoski

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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
subfamilyProetidellinaeHupe 1953
genusPseudoproetusPoulson 1934

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. †Pseudoproetus Poulson 1934
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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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Rhuddanian to the top of the Aeronian or 443.40000 to 438.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Russian Federation (Siberia) P. bellus (3341)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5Russian Federation (Siberia) P. tertius (206484)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Greenland P. sp. (23053)