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Ignoproetus diourii

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy
Cornuproetus (Proetopeltis) diourii was named by Alberti (1970). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Emsian/Eifelian Boundary Beds, RT IIIa/2-3 & RT VIII/7, Rabat-Tiflet Area, which is in a Zlichovian/Eifelian marine limestone/shale in Morocco.

It was recombined as Ignoproetus diourii by Bault et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Cornuproetus (Proetopeltis) diourii Alberti
2021Ignoproetus diourii 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
subfamilyCornuproetinaeRichter et al. 1959
genusIgnoproetus
speciesdiourii()

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.

Ignoproetus diourii Alberti 1970
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: base of the Zlichovian to the top of the Eifelian or 409.10000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zlichovian - Eifelian409.1 - 387.7Morocco Cornuproetus diourii (type locality: 27058)