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Crassiproetus turgidus

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Proetus turgidus was named by Northrop (1939). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Northrop Locality 019. Along crest of Reddish Point ridge, east of Port Daniel, which is in a Pridoli deep subtidal shelf lime mudstone in the West Point Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Crassiproetus turgidus by Lieberman (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Proetus turgidus Northrop p. 233 figs. pl. 26, figs. 8, 9.
1994Crassiproetus turgidus Lieberman p. 82

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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
genusCrassiproetus()
speciesturgidus()

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.

Crassiproetus turgidus Northrop 1939
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. S. Lieberman 1994Thirteen pygidial axial rings; axis prominently arched and elevated posteriorly, prominently pointed posteriorly; axial segments weakly convex anteriorly interpleural furrows faint; 10 pleural segments; distally pleural segments moderately deflected posteriorly; border developed as flattened ledge.
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Pridoli or 423.00000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Canada (Quebec) Proetus turgidus (207843)