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Decoroproetus brevifrons
Taxonomy
Forbesia brevifrons was named by Angelin (1854) [Forbesia? brevifrons]. Its type specimen is RM Ar 15245, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Ålleberg, Bestorp, which is in a Pirgu carbonate limestone in the Jonstorp Formation of Sweden.
It was recombined as Proetus brevifrons by Linnarsson (1869); it was recombined as Ogmocnemis brevifrons by Kielan (1960); it was recombined as Decoroproetus brevifrons by Owens (1973).
It was recombined as Proetus brevifrons by Linnarsson (1869); it was recombined as Ogmocnemis brevifrons by Kielan (1960); it was recombined as Decoroproetus brevifrons by Owens (1973).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1854 | Forbesia brevifrons Angelin p. 63 figs. pl. 33 f. 18, 18a |
| 1869 | Proetus brevifrons Linnarsson figs. Pl. 2, Fig. 29 |
| 1960 | Ogmocnemis brevifrons Kielan p. 28 |
| 1973 | Decoroproetus brevifrons Owens pp. 140-141 figs. 4.M, 5A-C |
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†Decoroproetus brevifrons Angelin 1854
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available