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Orbitoproetus lecointrei

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Proetus (Proetus) lecointrei was named by Alberti (1969). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ghtira Limestone, RT VII/9-10, Rabat-Tiflet Area, Morocco, which is in a Pragian marine limestone in the Ghtira Limestone Formation of Morocco.

It was recombined as Orbitoproetus lecointrei by Bault et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Proetus (Proetus) lecointrei Alberti
2021Orbitoproetus lecointrei Bault et al. pp. Appendix 7

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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
genusOrbitoproetusPillet 1969
specieslecointrei()

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.

Orbitoproetus lecointrei Alberti 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Fortey and Owens 1999, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Pragian or 410.80000 to 407.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Morocco Proetus lecointrei (type locality: 27042)