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Decoroproetus reussi

Artiopoda - Proetida - Tropidocoryphidae

Taxonomy
Proetus reussii was named by Hawle and Corda (1847).

It was recombined as Decoroproetus decorus reussi by Pribyl (1970); it was recombined as Decoroproetus reussi by Šnajdr (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Proetus reussii Hawle and Corda p. 76
1970Decoroproetus decorus reussi Pribyl p. 264
1980Decoroproetus reussi Šnajdr pp. 132 - 133 figs. pl. 22 f. 10-18; pl. 23 f. 5-7; pl. 63 f. 5; pl. 64 f. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyTropidocoryphidaePribyl 1946
subfamilyTropidocoryphinaePribyl 1946
genusDecoroproetusPribyl 1946
speciesreussi()

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.

Decoroproetus reussi Hawle and Corda 1847
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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: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Created: 2009-06-09 12:58:26
Modified: 2009-06-09 14:58:26
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Harrington et al. 1959, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Homerian to the top of the Ludfordian or 430.60000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Czechia Decoroproetus reussi (14054 14103)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Czechia Decoroproetus reussi (14068 230925 230926 230931)