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Proetus (trilobite)
Genus of trilobites From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Proetus is a genus of proetid trilobite found in Silurian-aged marine strata of Europe[1][2] and Devonian-aged strata of Gondwana.[3]
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Etymology
The generic name commemorates Proetus (Ancient Greek: Προῖτος), a mythical king of Argos and Tiryns, son of King Abas of Argo.
Taxonomy

Proetus is the type genus of the order Proetida, and of the family Proetidae. The genus became a wastebasket taxon that held numerous species of similar looking trilobites from the Ordovician to Carboniferous periods. Most of these species have been split off into other genera at various times.
Species
The following list is incomplete:
- The type species P. concinnus is found in Wenlock-aged marine strata of Sweden, Great Britain, Estonia, and Germany
- P. latifrons is found in Llandovery-aged marine strata of Ireland and Great Britain.[1]
- P. latimargo is found in Australian Devonian strata.[3]
- P. sparsinodosus is found in Australian Devonian strata.[3]
- P. talenti is found in Australian Devonian strata.[3]
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References
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