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Decoroproetus decorus

Trilobita - Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae

Taxonomy
Proetus decorus was named by Barrande (1846).

It was recombined as Decoroproetus decorus by Owens (1970), Šnajdr (1980), Owen and Bruton (1980), Owen (1981) and Owen and Harper (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. anaglyptus, D. planulatus, D. quirinus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Proetus decorus Barrande p. 64
1970Decoroproetus decorus Owens
1980Decoroproetus decorus Owen and Bruton
1980Decoroproetus decorus Šnajdr pp. 126 - 127 figs. pl. 21 f. 1-7; pl. 52 f. 3; txt. f. 3g, 7i, 4l
1981Decoroproetus decorus Owen
1982Decoroproetus decorus Owen and Harper

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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
speciesdecorus(Barrande 1846)

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 decorus Barrande 1846
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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: Harrington et al. 1959, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Sheinwoodian to the top of the Ludlow or 433.40000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Czech Republic Decoroproetus decorus (14046 14051 14123) Decoroproetus sp. (14124)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Czech Republic (Praha) Decoroproetus decorus (164484)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Czech Republic Decoroproetus decorus (14090 14091)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Czech Republic Decoroproetus decorus (14050 14065 14102)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Morocco Decoroproetus decorus (27030)