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Eremiproetus magnicerviculus

Trilobita - Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae

Taxonomy
Proetus (Bohemiproetus) magnicerviculus was named by Kobayashi and Hamada (1974). Its type specimen is PAt 7376, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Eremiproetus magnicerviculus by Stocker et al. (2019).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Proetus (Bohemiproetus) magnicerviculus Kobayashi and Hamada p. 117
2019Eremiproetus magnicerviculus Stocker et al. p. 227 fig. 7N

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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
familyTropidocoryphidaePribyl 1946
subfamilyEremiproetinaeAlberti 1967
genusEremiproetusRichter and Richter 1919
speciesmagnicerviculus()

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.

Eremiproetus magnicerviculus Kobayashi and Hamada 1974
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. P. Stocker et al. 2019Glabella with very long occipital ring, 40% of its length and with both median and posterior median tubercle. Anterior border slightly inflated (sag.) medially and occupies 10% of length of cranidium.
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
Created: 2012-08-27 22:22:34
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:22:49
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Ludlow or 426.70000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Japan (Shikoku) Proetus magnicerviculus (188690)