| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Decoroproetus : Decoroproetus decorus |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Decoroproetus : Decoroproetus decorus |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Decoroproetus |
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| Scientific Name | Decoroproetus decorus (Barrande, 1846) |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Decoroproetus decorus | species | belongs to Decoroproetus | stated with evidence | Owens, 1970 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 433 - 431 Ma
Silurian |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 427 - 423 Ma
Silurian |
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| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) |
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| Motility | fast-moving (based on Trilobita) |
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| Vision | well-developed (based on Proetidae) |
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| Diet | deposit feeder (based on Proetida) |
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| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) |
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| Taphonomy | minor spines (based on Decoroproetus) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. M. Owens. 1970. The middle Ordovician of the Oslo region, Norway 23. The Trilobite Family Proetidae. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 50:309-332 |
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| Owens R. M. (1970) The middle Ordovician of the Oslo region, Norway 23. The Trilobite Family Proetidae, Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 50, 309-332 |
| Owen A. W., Bruton D. L. (1980) Late Caradoc-early Ashgill trilobites of the central Oslo Region, Norway, Paleontological Contributions from the University of Oslo. No. 245 245, 1-63 |
| Owen A. W. (1981) The Ashgill Trilobites of the Oslo Region, Norway, Palaeontographica Abteilung A 175, 1-88 |
| Owen A. W., Harper D. A. T. (1982) The Middle Ordovician of the Oslo Region, Norway, 31. The upper Caradoc trilobites and brachiopods from Vestbraten, Ringerike, Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 62, 95-120 |
| R. M. Owens (1970) The middle Ordovician of the Oslo region, Norway 23. The Trilobite Family Proetidae: Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift: 309--332 - via Catalogue of Life |
| A. W. Owen, D. A. T. Harper (1982) The Middle Ordovician of the Oslo Region, Norway, 31. The upper Caradoc trilobites and brachiopods from Vestbraten, Ringerike: Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift: 95--120 - via Catalogue of Life |
Decoroproetus decorus ✝
