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Decoroproetus β
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Decoroproetus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Decoroproetus Pribyl, 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Priroda (Brno), 38 (5-6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 472 - 466 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 411 - 383 Ma Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | fast-moving (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | well-developed (based on Proetidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | deposit feeder (based on Proetida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | minor spines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Decoroproetus anaglyptus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Decoroproetus asellus β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Decoroproetus bodae β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Decoroproetus brevifrons β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Decoroproetus campanulatus β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Decoroproetus decorus β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 433 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
Decoroproetus evexus β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Decoroproetus farragatus β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 443 Ma Silurian | 441 Ma Silurian | |
Decoroproetus furubergensis β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Decoroproetus granulatus β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 427 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
Decoroproetus gyratus β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Decoroproetus jamesoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Decoroproetus papyraceus β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Decoroproetus schuebelbergicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Decoroproetus solenotus β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1946 | Decoroproetus Pribyl |
1946 | Warburgaspis Pribyl |
1949 | Proetidella Bancroft |
1970 | Decoroproetus Owens |
1973 | Decoroproetus Owens p. 133 |
1980 | Decoroproetus Owen and Bruton |
1981 | Decoroproetus Owen |
Year | Name and Author |
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1982 | Decoroproetus Owen and Harper |
2002 | Decoroproetus Jell and Adrain p. 364 |
2002 | Proetidella Jell and Adrain p. 430 |
2002 | Decoroproetus Sepkoski, Jr. |
2002 | Proetidella Sepkoski, Jr. |
2002 | Warburgaspis Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
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!