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Neoproetus indicus

Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Taxonomy
Neoproetus indicus was named by Tesch (1923). It is the type species of Proetus (Neoproetus).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Neoproetus indicus Tesch
1995Neoproetus indicus Becq-Giraudon and Pillevuit p. 768 figs. Pl 1, figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyPhillipsiidaeOehlert 1886
subfamilyBollandiinaeHahn and Brauckmann 1988
genusNeoproetus()
speciesindicus

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.

Neoproetus indicus Tesch 1923
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 02:34:58
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:34:58
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Wordian or 290.10000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4Indonesia Neoproetus indicus (39614)
Artinskian - Guadalupian290.1 - 259.51Indonesia (Timor) Neoproetus indicus (205606 205731)
Roadian - Wuchiapingian274.4 - 254.14Indonesia Neoproetus indicus (125976)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Oman Neoproetus indicus (138773)