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Solariproetus

Trilobita - Proetida - Rorringtoniidae

Taxonomy
Solariproetus was named by Qu (1986). Its type is Solariproetus triangularis.

It was assigned to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002); to Toernquistiidae by Owens (2004); and to Rorringtoniidae by Adrain and Westrop (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Solariproetus Qu
2002Solariproetus Sepkoski
2004Solariproetus Owens
2007Solariproetus Adrain and Westrop p. 346

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyRorringtoniidae
genusSolariproetusQu 1986

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.

G. †Solariproetus Qu 1986
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2010-02-22 04:43:47
Modified: 2010-02-22 06:43:47
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Pirgu to the top of the Rhuddanian or 449.50000 to 440.80000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rawtheyan455.8 - 445.6United Kingdom S. shichengziensis, S. prosthemesos (165172)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.6Sweden S. shichengziensis, S. prosthemesos (162444)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Poland S. shichengziensis, S. prosthemesos (165078)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Denmark S. shichengziensis, S. prosthemesos (165096)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8United Kingdom S. sp. (165083 165173)