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Astroproetus scoticus

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Proetus scoticus was named by Reed (1941). Its type specimen is MH A1109, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a mold.

It was recombined as Astroproetus scoticus by Owens (1973) and Owen et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Proetus scoticus Reed
1973Astroproetus scoticus Owens
2008Astroproetus scoticus Owen et al. p. 181

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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
subfamilyCrassiproetinaeOsmólska 1970
genusAstroproetus()
speciesscoticus()

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.

Astroproetus scoticus Reed 1941
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Diagnosis
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