Proetus (trilobite)
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| Genus: | Proetus Steininger, 1831
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Proetus is a genus of proetid trilobite found in Silurian-aged marine strata of Europe[1][2] and Devonian-aged strata of Gondwana.[3]
Etymology
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The generic name commemorates Proetus (Ancient Greek: Προῖτος), a mythical king of Argos and Tiryns, son of King Abas of Argo.
Taxonomy
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Proetus is the type genus of the order Proetida, and of the family Proetidae. The genus became a wastebasket taxon that held numerous species of similar looking trilobites from the Ordovician to Carboniferous periods. Most of these species have been split off into other genera at various times.
Species
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- The type species P. concinnus is found in Wenlock-aged marine strata of Sweden, Great Britain, Estonia, and Germany
- P. latifrons is found in Llandovery-aged marine strata of Ireland and Great Britain.[1]
- P. latimargo is found in Australian Devonian strata.[3]
- P. sparsinodosus is found in Australian Devonian strata.[3]
- P. talenti is found in Australian Devonian strata.[3]
References
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- ^ a b c Lieberman, B.S. (1994). "Evolution of the trilobite subfamily Proetinae Salter, 1864, and the origin, diversification, evolutionary affinity, and extinction of the Middle Devonian Proetic fauna of Eastern North America". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 223: 1–176. hdl:2246/831.
- ^ Storey, Andrew James. Late Silurian trilobite palaeobiology and biodiversity. Diss. University of Birmingham, 2012. [1]
- ^ a b c d Edgecombe, G. D. & Wright, A. J. (2004), "Silicified early devonian trilobites from Brogans Creek, New South Wales", Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 124: 177–188
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