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Decoroproetus planulatus

Trilobita - Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae

Taxonomy
Decoroproetus (Decoroproetus) planulatus was named by Přibyl (1965).

It was recombined as Decoroproetus planulatus by Lemke (2020).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Decoroproetus (Decoroproetus) planulatus Přibyl
2020Decoroproetus planulatus Lemke p. 373

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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
familyTropidocoryphidaePribyl 1946
subfamilyTropidocoryphinaePribyl 1946
genusDecoroproetusPribyl 1946
speciesplanulatus(Přibyl 1965)

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.

Decoroproetus planulatus Přibyl 1965
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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: 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: Harrington et al. 1959, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.20000 to 410.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Czech Republic (Prague) Decoroproetus planulatus (12068)
Lochkovian - Middle Devonian419.2 - 382.7Czech Republic Decoroproetus planulatus (10314)