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Paraproetus brevifrons

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Paraproetus brevifrons was named by Angelin (1854).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Paraproetus brevifrons Angelin

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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
familyProetidaeSalter 1864
subfamilyCornuproetinaeRichter et al. 1959
genusParaproetus()
speciesbrevifronsAngelin 1854

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.

Paraproetus brevifrons Angelin 1854
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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 Rawtheyan to the top of the Hirnantian or 448.80000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden Paraproetus brevifrons (162444 165077)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarne) Paraproetus brevifrons (165074)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Skåne) Paraproetus brevifrons (164567)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom Paraproetus brevifrons (165079 165080)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Poland Paraproetus brevifrons (165078)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Sweden (Dalarne) Paraproetus brevifrons (161781)