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Astroproetus interjectus

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Proetus interjectus was named by Reed (1935). Its type specimen is HM A1031, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a mold.

It was recombined as Astroproetus interjectus by Owens (1973) and Howells (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Proetus interjectus Reed
1973Astroproetus interjectus Owens
1982Astroproetus interjectus Howells

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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()
speciesinterjectus(Reed 1935)

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.

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Diagnosis
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