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Proetus volcovcyanus

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Proetus volcovcyanus was named by Balashova (1968).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Proetus volcovcyanus Balashova pp. 96-97 figs. pl. 1 f. 17-20; pl. 3 f. 15
1977Proetus volkovcyanus Nikiforova

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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
subfamilyProetinaeSalter 1864
genusProetus
speciesvolcovcyanusBalashova 1968

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.

Proetus volcovcyanus Balashova 1968
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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: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 13:00:00
Modified: 2009-06-09 15:00:00
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Harrington et al. 1959

Age range: Pridoli or 422.70000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Ukraine Proetus volcovcyanus (23360 23442) Proetus volkovcyanus (13874)