Proetida Trilobites Classification

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Trilobite Order Proetida classification. The Phillipsiidae are the last surviving family of trilobites, with a geologic time range beginning in the Lower Mississippian (Kinderhookian stage), to the Upper Permian. The Phillipsiidae are taken as a subfamily within Proetidae by some trilobite researchers, while others combine families Phillipsiidae and Proetidae.

Subclass Librostoma*
Trilobite Order Proetida

* Subclass Librostoma contains Proetida, Harpetida, Ptychopariida, Asaphida

 

Suborder Proetina

Proetida Superfamily Proetoidea

Family Proetidae

Genera: Aayemenaytcheia – Acanthophillipsia – Aceroproetus – Acropyge – Alaskalethe – Altajaspis – Ameropiltonia – Ameura – Ampulliglabella – Anambon – Anglibole – Angustibole – Anisopyge – Anujaspis – Appendicysta – Aprathia – Archaeocoryphe – Archegonus – Ascetopeltis – Astroproetus – Australokaskia – Bailielloides – Bapingaspis – Basidechenella – Bedicella – Beleckella – Belgibole – Benesovella – Bitumulina – Blodgettia – Bohemiproetus – Bolivicrania – Boliviproetus – Bollandia – Bonnaspidella – Borealia – Brevibole – Breviphillipsia – Burgesina – Calybole – Camsellia – Carbonocoryphe – Carbonoproetus – Carlopsia – Carniphillipsia – Ceratoproetus – Chauffouraspis – Chaunoproetoides – Chaunoproetus – Chiides – Chiops – Chlupacula – Chuanqianoproetus – Clavibole – Combewoodia – Comptonaspis – Coniproetus – Conophillipsia – Constantina – Craspedops – Crassibole – Crassiproetus – Cummingella – Cyphinioides – Cyphoproetus – Cyrtodechenella – Cyrtoproetus – Cyrtosymbole – Cystispina – Daihuaia – Dayinaspis – Dechenella – Dechenelloides – Dechenellurus – Deinoproetus – Delaria – Deltadechenella – Diabole – Diacoryphe – Ditomopyge – Doublatia – Drevermannia – Dudu – Dushania – Effops – Ejinoproetus – Elegenodechenella – Elimaproetus – Elliptophillipsia – Endops – Engelomorrisia – Ensecoryphe – Eocyphinium – Eocyrtosymbole – Eodrevermannia – Eomicrophillipsia – Eopalpebralia – Eosoproetus – Eowinterbergia – Erbenaspis – Erbenites – Evagena – Exochops – Flexidechenella – Formonia – Francenaspis – Franconicabole – Frithjofia – Fuscinipyge – Ganinella – Gapeevella – Geigibole – Georhithronella – Gerastos – Gitarra – Globusia – Globusiella – Globusoidea – Gomiites – Gracemerea – Griffithidella – Griffithides – Grossoproetus – Hamiroproetus – Hassiabole – Hedstroemia – Helioproetus – Helmutia – Helokybe – Hentigia – Hesslerides – Hildaphillipsia – Humeia – Humilogriffithides – Hunanoproetus – Hypaproetus – Iranaspidion – Jimbokranion – Jinia – Karginella – Kaskia – Kathwaia – Kerpenella – Khalfinella – Kollarcephalus – Kolymoproetus – Kosovoproetus – Krambedrysia – Kulmiella – Kulmogriffithides – Lacunoporaspis – Laevibole – Langgonbole – Latibole – Latiglobusia – Latiproetus – Lauchellum – Lichanocoryphe – Linguaphillipsia – Liobole – Liobolina – Longilobus – Longiproetus – Lophiokephalion – Lugalella – Luojiashania – Macrobole – Mahaiella – Malayaproetus – Malchi – Mannopyge – Megaproetus – Menorcaspis – Merebolina – Metaphillipsia – Microphillipsia – Microspatulina – Mirabole – Monodechenella – Moravocoryphe – Moschoglossis – Myoproetus – Namuraspis – Neogriffithides – Neokaskia – Neoproetus – Nipponaspis – Nitidocare – Nodiphillipsia – Novoameura – Nunnaspis – Oehlertaspis – Oidalaproetus – Orbitoproetus – Ormistonaspis – Ormistonia – Ormistoniella – Osmolskia – Otodechenella – Paladin – Palaeophillipsia – Paleodechenella – Palpebralia – Panibole – Parachaunoproetus – Paradechenella – Parafrithjofia – Paraglobusia – Paragriffithides – Paramirabole – Parangustibole – Parapalpebralia – Paraphillipsia – Paraproetus – Parawarburgella – Particeps – Parvidumus – Paryfenus – Pedinocoryphe – Pedinodechenella – Perexigupyge – Perliproetus – Phillibole – Phillibolina – Philliboloides – Phillipsia – Phyllaspis – Piltonia – Planilobus – Planokaskia – Plesiowensus – Podoliproetus – Pontipalpebralia – Praedechenella – Pragoproetus – Prantlia – Prodiacoryphe – Proetocephalus – Proetus – Pseudobollandia – Pseudocyrtosymbole – Pseudodechenella – Pseudodudu – Pseudogerastos – Pseudophillipsia – Pseudoproetus – Pseudosilesiops – Pseudospatulina – Pseudowaribole – Pudoproetus – Pulcherproetus – Pusillabole – Raerinproetus – Reediella – Rhenocynproetus – Rhenogriffides – Richterella – Rijckholtia – Rosehillia – Rugulites – Schaderthalaspis – Schizophillipsia – Schizoproetina – Schizoproetoides – Schizoproetus – Semiproetus – Sevillia – Silesiops – Simaproetus – Sinobole – Sinocyrtoproetus – Sinopaladin – Sinoproetus – Sinosymbole – Skemmatocare – Skemmatopyge – Spatulata – Spergenaspis – Spinibole – Spinibolops – Struveproetus – Sulcubole – Tawstockia – Taynaella – Tcherkesovia – Tetinia – Thaiaspella – Thaiaspis – Thalabaria – Thebanaspis – Thigriffides – Timoraspis – Triproetus – Tropiconiproetus – Tropidocare – Tschernyschewiella – Typhloproetus – Unguliproetus – Vandergrachtia – Vidria – Vittaella – Wagnerispina – Waideggula – Waigatchella – Warburgella – Waribole – Weania – Weberiphillipsia – Westropia – Weyeraspis – Winiskia – Winterbergia – Witryides – Xenadoche – Xenoboloides – Xenocybe – Xenodechenella – Xiangzhongella – Xiushuiproetus – Yanshanaspis – Yichangaspis – Yishanaspis – Yuanjia – Zhegangula – Zhejiangoproetus (327 Genera)

Family Phillipsiidae

Genera: Acanthophillipsia - Acropyge - Ameropiltonia - Ameura - Ampulliglabella - Anisopyge - Bedicella - Breviphillipsia - Cummingella - Comptonaspis - Delaria - Ditomopyge - Doublatia - Endops - Griffithidellia - Hentigia- Hesslerides - Iranaspidion - Jimbokranion - Kathwaia - Kollarcephalus - Microphillipsia - Neoproetus - Nipponaspis - Novoameura - Nunnaspis - Paraphillipsia - Permoproetus - Phillibole - Piltonia - Pseudophillipsia - Thigriffidaes - Timoraspis - Triproetus - Vidria - Weania (36 Genera)

Family Tropidocoryphidae

Genera: Alberticoryphe – Astycoryphe – Bojocoryphe – Buchiproetus – Centriproetus – Cornuproetus – Cyrtosymboloides – Dalarnepeltis – Dalejeproetus – Decoroproetus – Denemarkia – Diademaproetus – Dipharangus – Eopiriproetus – Erbenicoryphe – Eremiproetus – Gracilocoryphe – Gruetia – Guilinaspis – Hollardia – Ignoproetus – Interproetus – Koneprusites – Krohbole – Lardeuxia – Laticoryphe – Lepidoproetus – Linguaproetus – Lodenicia – Longicoryphe – Macroblepharum – Miriproetus – Nagaproetus – Paraeremiproetus – Paralardeuxia – Paralepidoproetus – Parvigena – Perakaspis – Phaetonellus – Phaseolops – Piriproetoides – Piriproetus – Pribylia – Prionopeltis – Prodrevermannia – Proetina – Proetopeltis – Pterocoryphe – Pteroparia – Quadratoproetus – Rabuloproetus – Ranunculoproetus – Remacutanger – Richteraspis – Rokycanocoryphe – Sculptoproetus – Slimanella – Spinoproetus – Stenoblepharum – Tafilaltaspis – Tropicoryphe – Tropidocoryphe – Vicinoproetus – Voigtaspis – Wolayella – Xiphogonium – Zetaproetus (67 Genera)

Proetida Superfamily Aulacopleuroidea

Family Aulacopleuridae

Genera: Aulacopleura - Aulacopleuroides - Beggaspis - Coignops - Conoparia - Cyphaspides - Cyphaspis - Dixiphopyge - Harpidella - Latecephalus - Malimanaspis - Maurotarion - Namuropyge - Otarion - Otarionides - Pseudotrinodus - Songkania - Tilsleyia

Family Brachymetopidae

Genera: Acutimetopus - Asiagena - Australosutura - Brachymetopella - Brachymetopus - Cheiropyge - Conimetopus - Cordania - Hahnus - Loeipyge - Mystrocephala - Proetides - Radnoria - Spinimetopus

Family Rorringtoniidae

Genera: Cyamella - Hanjiangaspis - Isbergia - Madygenia - Protarchaeogonus - Rorringtonia - Solariproetus

Proetida Superfamily Bathyuroidea

Family Bathyuridae

Genera: Acidiphorus - Aksuaspis - Aponileus – Bathyurellus - Bathyurus - Benthamaspis - Bolbocephalus - Catochia - Ceratopeltis - Eleutherocentrus - Ermanella - Gignopeltis - Grinnellaspis - Hadrohybus - Jeffersonia - Licnocephala - Lutesvillia - Madaraspis - Peltabellia - Petigurus - Platyantyx - Proscharyia - Psephosthenaspis - Pseudoolenoides - Punka - Rananasus - Randaynia - Raymondites - Sinobathyurus - Strigigenalis - Uromystrum (31 Genera)

Family Dimeropygidae

Genera: Celmus - Dimeropyge - Dimeropygiella - Glaphurella - Ischyrotoma - Pseudohystricurus (6 Genera)

Family Holotrachelidae

Genera: Holotrachelus - Kinderlania (2 Genera)

Family Hystricuridae

Genera: Amblycranium - Etheridgaspis - Flectihystricurus - Genalaticurus - Glabretina - Guizhouhystricurus - Hillyardina - Hintzecurus - Holubaspis - Hyperbolochilus - Hystricurus - Ibexicurus - Lavadamia - Nyaya - Omuliovia - Pachycranium - Paenebeltella - Parahystricurus - Paraplethopeltis - Politicurus - Psalikilopsis - Psalikilus - Rollia - Rossicurus - Tanybregma - Taoyuania - Tasmanaspis - Tersella (25 Genera)

Family Raymondinidae

Genera: Glaphurina - Glaphurus - Raymondina - Tagazella - Varanella (5 Genera)

Family Telephinidae

Genera: Carolinites - Fialoides - Goniophrys - Oopsites - Opipeuterella - Paraphorocephala - Phorocephala - Pyraustocranium - Telephina - Telephops (10 Genera)

Family Toernquistiidae

Genera: Chomatopyge - Mesotaphraspis - Toernquistia - Toernquistina (4 Genera)