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Proetus (Astroproetus)

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Proetus (Astroproetus) Begg p. 375
1981Astroproetus Owen
2002Astroproetus Jell and Adrain p. 345
2002Astroproetus Sepkoski
2006Astroproetus Owens

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Life
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyProetidaeSalter 1864
subfamilyProetinaeSalter 1864
genusProetus
subgenusAstroproetus

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.

Subg. †Proetus (Astroproetus) Begg 1939
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. L. Begg 1939Characteristic features are (1) pre-glabellar field; (2) normal border ; (3) the pronounced basal lobes of glabella ; (4) eyes close to axial furrow ; (5) anterior facial sutures divergent.
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: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 13:00:00
Modified: 2009-06-09 15:00:00
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Harrington et al. 1959, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Rawtheyan or 455.80000 to 445.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rawtheyan455.8 - 445.6United Kingdom (Scotland) Astroproetus whittardi (162241)