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Helioproetus ebersdorfensis

Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Taxonomy
Proetus ebersdorfensis was named by Richter (1913) ["Proetus" (subgen.?) ebersdorfensis Richter 1913]. It is the type species of Helioproetus.

It was recombined as Helioproetus ebersdorfensis by Richter and Richter (1919).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Proetus ebersdorfensis Richter
1919Helioproetus ebersdorfensis 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
familyPhillipsiidaeOehlert 1886
subfamilyCyrtosymbolinaeHupé 1953
genusHelioproetusRichter 1919
speciesebersdorfensis(Richter 1913)

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
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
Vision: blindg
Created: 2009-12-19 02:41:52
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:41:52
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Famennian or 364.70000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Austria Helioproetus ebersdorfensis (38596 42404)