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Decoroproetus jamesoni

Trilobita - Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae

Taxonomy
Proetus jamesoni was named by Reed (1914).

It was recombined as Decoroproetus jamesoni by Tripps (1980), Romano and Owen (1993).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. anaglyptus, D. quirinus

Synonyms
  • Proetus trefoilium was named by Begg (1951). Its type specimen is BG 11899 and is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Decoroproetus jamesoni by Owens (1973).
  • Proetus vicinus was named by Reed (1940).

    It was replaced with Proetus (Eremiproetus) reedi by Pribyl (1947); it was synonymized subjectively with Decoroproetus jamesoni by Owens (1973).
  • Proetus (Eremiproetus) reedi was named by Pribyl (1947). Its type specimen is BM In37547, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Decoroproetus jamesoni by Owens (1973).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Proetus jamesoni Reed
1940Proetus vicinus Reed
1947Proetus (Eremiproetus) reedi Pribyl p. 1 fig. 1
1951Proetus trefoilium Begg pp. 364 - 365 figs. Plate 1, fig. 2
1980Decoroproetus jamesoni Tripps figs. pl. 2 f. 12-13
1993Decoroproetus jamesoni Romano and Owen p. 700

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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
subfamilyTropidocoryphinaePribyl 1946
genusDecoroproetusPribyl 1946
speciesjamesoni(Reed 1914)

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.

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Invalid names: Decoroproetus reedi Pribyl 1947 [synonym], Decoroproetus vicinus Reed 1940 [synonym], Proetus trefoileum Begg 1951 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Created: 2009-06-09 12:58:26
Modified: 2009-06-09 14:58:26
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959

Age range: base of the Burrellian to the top of the Sandbian or 456.60000 to 452.80000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Decoroproetus jamesoni (208116 208117 208120 208123 208124 208125 208129)
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Proetus jamesoni, Proetus trefoilium, Proetus vicinus (165043)