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Proetus (Piriproetus)

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Proetus (Piriproetus) was named by Erben (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-u D Eife Sepkoski's reference number: 1106]. Its type is Proetus (Piriproetus) pirus.

It was Cornuproetus (Piriproetus) by Alberti (1969); it was reranked as Piriproetus by Alberti (2000), Jell and Adrain (2002), Sepkoski (2002) and Bault et al. (2021).

It was assigned to Proetus by Erben (1952); to Cornuproetus by Alberti (1969); to Tropidocoryphidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cornuproetinae by Alberti (2000) and Bault et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Proetus (Piriproetus) Erben
1969Cornuproetus (Piriproetus) Alberti
2000Piriproetus Alberti p. 541
2002Piriproetus Jell and Adrain p. 426
2002Piriproetus Sepkoski
2021Piriproetus Bault et al. pp. Appendix 7

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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
familyProetidaeSalter 1864
subfamilyProetinaeSalter 1864
genusProetus
subgenusPiriproetus

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 (Piriproetus) Erben 1952
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Diagnosis
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