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Eremiproetus eremita

Trilobita - Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae

Taxonomy
Proetus eremita was named by Barrande (1852). It is the type species of Eremiproetus.

It was recombined as Eremiproetus eremita by Richter and Richter (1919).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Proetus eremita Barrande
1919Eremiproetus eremita Richter and Richter

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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
subfamilyEremiproetinaeAlberti 1967
genusEremiproetusRichter and Richter 1919
specieseremita(Barrande 1852)

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.

Eremiproetus eremita Barrande 1852
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Created: 2012-08-27 22:22:34
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:22:49
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Eifelian or 393.30000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Czech Republic (Barrandia) Eremiproetus eremita (12040)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Czech Republic (Koneprusy) Eremiproetus eremita (12257)