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Proetus (Coniproetus) irroratus

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Proetus (Coniproetus) irroratus was named by Chatterton et al. (1979). Its type specimen is ANU 35131, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a cast.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Proetus (Coniproetus) irroratus Chatterton et al. p. 805 figs. Pl. 104, fig. 1-2

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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(Alberti 1966)
subgenusConiproetus
speciesirroratus

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.

Proetus (Coniproetus) irroratus Chatterton et al. 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:30:23
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:35:55
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Pragian or 410.80000 to 407.60000 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Australia (New South Wales) Proetus irroratus (69319 69320 69325 69327 69340 69346 69347 69348 69354 69356 69357 69359 69360 69361 69362 69363 69364 69365 69366 69367 69368 69369 69370 69371 69372 69373 69374 69375 69376 69377 69378 69380 69381 69382 69383 69384 69385 69386 69387 69388 69389 69390 69391 69392 69393 69394)