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Decoroproetus brevifrons

Trilobita - Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae

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 Ã…lleberg, 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).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Forbesia brevifrons Angelin p. 63 figs. pl. 33 f. 18, 18a
1869Proetus brevifrons Linnarsson figs. Pl. 2, Fig. 29
1960Ogmocnemis brevifrons Kielan p. 28
1973Decoroproetus brevifrons Owens pp. 140-141 figs. 4.M, 5A-C

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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
speciesbrevifrons(Angelin 1854)

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 brevifrons Angelin 1854
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Pirgu or 449.50000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarne) Decoroproetus brevifrons (type locality: 73451 73452)