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Typhloproetus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4637722https://www.gbif.org/species/4637722
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)21395https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=21395
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Typhloproetus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
familyProetidaeSalter 1864
genusTyphloproetusRichter 1913
Scientific NameTyphloproetus Richter, 1913
Name Published InAbh. Senckenb. Ges., 31
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Typhloproetusgenusbelongs to Proetidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Typhloproetusgenusbelongs to Proetidaestated without evidenceJell and Adrain, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance372 - 361 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Last Recorded Appearance365 - 359 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Environmentmarine (based on Trilobita)
Motilityfast-moving (based on Trilobita)
Visionblind
Dietdeposit feeder (based on Proetida)
Ontogenymolting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Typhloproetus carintiacus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Typhloproetus ebersdorfensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Tyloproetus Vogdes, 1925GBIFgenusAnimalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Tyloproetus
Thyphoproetus Vogdes, 1925GBIFgenusAnimalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Thyphoproetus

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1913Typhloproetus Richter
2002Typhloproetus Jell and Adrain p. 456
2002Typhloproetus Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Jell P. A., Adrain J. M. (2002) Available generic names for trilobites, Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 48 2, 331-553
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
extinct group - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Abh. Senckenb. Ges., 31 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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