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Pudoproetus (Belgiproetus) cellesensis

Artiopoda - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Proetus (Pudoproetus) cellesensis was named by Hahn et al. (1980). Its type specimen is I.R.Sc.N.B. n° a796, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pudoproetus (Belgiproetus) cellesensis by Müller and Hahn (2015).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by P. Wagner on 2026-05-29; modified by P. Wagner on 2026-05-29

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Proetus (Pudoproetus) cellesensis Hahn et al. p. 172 figs. pl. 2 f. 9
2015Pudoproetus (Belgiproetus) cellesensis Müller and Hahn pp. 27 - 28 figs. pl. 5 f. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Life
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyProetidaeSalter 1864
subfamilyProetinaeSalter 1864
genusPudoproetus(Hessler 1963)
subgenusBelgiproetus
speciescellesensis(Hahn and Hahn 1980)

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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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. Müller and G. Hahn 2015A species of Pudoproetus (Belgiproetus), known only by its pygidium, with the following characters: Pygidium long (ratio width/length = 1,43), very strongly vaulted. Axis slender, with 10 rings. Pleural fields with 8 pairs of ribs. Sagittal line of axis with a row of enlarged nodes.
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: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Ivorian or 353.70000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ivorian353.7 - 346.7Belgium Proetus cellesensis (37124)