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Proetus (Proetus) concinnus

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Calymmene concinna was named by Dalman (1827). Its type specimen is UM G733 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Proetus, Proetus (Proetus).

It was recombined as Calymene concinna by Dalman (1827); it was recombined as Gerastos concinnus by Goldfuss (1843); it was recombined as Forbesia concinna by Angelin (1854); it was recombined as Proetus (Proetus) concinnus by Owens (1973); it was recombined as Proetus concinnus by Steininger (1831), Martinsson (1868) and Lieberman (1994).

Synonyms
  • Proetus fletcheri was named by Salter (1854) [Proetus Fletcheri]. Its type specimen is SM A10248 and is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Proetus (Proetus) concinnus by Owens (1973).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Calymene concinna Dalman p. 234 figs. pl. 1, fig. 5a-c.
1827Calymmene concinna Dalman p. 234 figs. pl. 1, figs. 5a-c.
1831Proetus concinnus Steininger
1843Gerastos concinnus Goldfuss p. 538.
1854Forbesia concinna Angelin p. 22 figs. pl. 17, fig. 5
1854Proetus fletcheri Salter p. 134
1868Proetus concinnus Martinsson figs. pl. II f. 1A-C
1973Proetus (Proetus) concinnus Owens pp. 12 - 14 figs. Pl. 2, figs. 14, 15; Pl. 3, figs. 1-9
1994Proetus concinnus Lieberman p. 22

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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
subfamilyProetinaeSalter 1864
genusProetus
subgenusProetusSteininger 1931
speciesconcinnus()

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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Invalid names: Proetus (Proetus) fletcheri Salter 1854 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 13:00:00
Modified: 2009-06-09 15:00:00
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959, Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Gorstian or 427.40000 to 425.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6United Kingdom (England) Proetus concinnus (229319)