Proetidae

Proetidae
Temporal range: Upper Ordovician–Middle Permian
Fossil of P. concinnus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: †Trilobita
Order: †Proetida
Family: †Proetidae
Salter, 1843
Genera
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Proetidae is a family of proetid trilobites. The first species appeared in the Upper Ordovician,[1] and the last genera survived until the Middle Permian. However, if the closely related family Phillipsiidae is actually a subfamily of Proetidae, then the proetids of Proetidae survive until the end of the Permian, where the last perish during the Permian–Triassic extinction event.[2]

Genera[edit]

Proetidae ostensibly contains these following genera, though many may be placed in Phillipsiidae if the latter is, indeed, a distinct family.[3]

References[edit]

Wikispecies has information related to Proetidae.
  1. ^ Helje Pärnaste; Adrian Popp & Robert M. Owens (2009). "Distribution of the order Proetida (Trilobita) in Baltoscandian Ordovician strata" (PDF). Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences. 58 (1): 10–23. doi:10.3176/earth.2009.1.02.
  2. ^ Robert M. Owens (2003). "The stratigraphical distribution and extinctions of Permian trilobites". In Philip D. Lane; Derek J. Siveter; Richard A. Fortey (eds.). Trilobites and their relatives: contributions from the third international conference, Oxford 2001. Issue 70 of Special papers in palaeontology. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 377–397. ISBN 978-0-901702-81-4.
  3. ^ Sam Gon III (April 21, 2008). "Order Proetida". A Guide to the Orders of Trilobites. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c Hüseyin Özdikmen (2009). "Nomenclatural changes for twenty trilobites genera" (PDF). Munis Entomology & Zoology. 4 (1): 155–171.


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