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Pudoproetus mediterraneus

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Pudoproetus mediterraneus was named by Feist and Petersen (1995) [= "Perliproetus" sp. Flajs & Feist, 1988, p. 76, PI. 11, figs. 13, 14.]. Its type specimen is USTM 44, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La Serre D/C boundary section Beds 89-101, which is in a Hastarian marine limestone/shale in the Griotte Formation of France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Pudoproetus mediterraneus Feist and Petersen p. 108 figs. 7.3, 7.4, 7.8, 7.9, 7.12-7.14, 7.21-7.23,8.16,8.20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyProetidaeSalter 1864
subfamilyProetinaeSalter 1864
genusPudoproetus(Hessler 1963)
speciesmediterraneus

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.

Pudoproetus mediterraneus Feist and Petersen 1995
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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: Hastarian or 358.90000 to 353.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8France Perliproetus sp. (type locality: 38642)