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Chaunoproetus (Chaunoproetus) palensis

Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Taxonomy
Proetus palensis was named by Richter (1913).

It was recombined as Chaunoproetus palensis by Richter and Richter (1919); it was recombined as Chaunoproetus (Chaunoproetus) palensis by Feist (1992) and Feist (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Proetus palensis Richter
1919Chaunoproetus palensis Richter and Richter
1992Chaunoproetus (Chaunoproetus) palensis Feist p. 26 figs. Tat. 4, Fig. 3-4

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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
genusChaunoproetusRichter and Richter 1919
subgenusChaunoproetusRichter and Richter 1919
speciespalensis()

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: 2010-01-07 11:35:45
Modified: 2010-01-07 13:35:45
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

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

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Germany (Sauerland) Chaunoproetus palensis (172534)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Germany Chaunoproetus palensis (181336 229401)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Chaunoproetus palensis (38645 219036 219037 219038 219039 219040)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Austria Chaunoproetus palensis (38608 42406)