{{Short description|Extinct family of trilobites}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Proetus_concinnus.jpg | image_caption = Fossil of ''P. concinnus'' | fossil_range = {{fossil range|Upper Ordovician|Middle Permian|latest=Late Permian}}<!--- according to Sam Gon III, see http://www.trilobites.info/lasttrilos.htm ---> | taxon = Proetidae | authority = Salter, 1843 | subdivision_ranks = Genera | subdivision = *See text }}
'''Proetidae''' is a family of proetid trilobites. The first species appeared in the Upper Ordovician,<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Helje Pärnaste |author2=Adrian Popp |author3=Robert M. Owens |name-list-style=amp |year=2009 |title=Distribution of the order Proetida (Trilobita) in Baltoscandian Ordovician strata |journal=Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences |volume=58 |issue=1 |pages=10–23 |doi=10.3176/earth.2009.1.02 |url=http://www.kirj.ee/public/Estonian_Journal_of_Earth_Sciences/2009/issue_1/earth-2009-1-10-23.pdf |doi-access=free }}</ref> and the last genera survived until the Middle Permian<!--- in fact, if the Philipsidae are included in the Proetidae, as is suggested by the genera listed, the extinction of the broadly defined family is even at the end of the Late 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.<ref>{{cite book |editor1=Philip D. Lane |editor2=Derek J. Siveter |editor3=Richard A. Fortey |year=2003 |title=Trilobites and their relatives: contributions from the third international conference, Oxford 2001 |series=Issue 70 of Special papers in palaeontology |publisher=Wiley-Blackwell |isbn=978-0-901702-81-4 |chapter=The stratigraphical distribution and extinctions of Permian trilobites |pages=377–397 |author=Robert M. Owens |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2E2fDXCkUEkC&pg=PA379}}</ref>
==Genera== Proetidae ostensibly contains these following genera, though many may be placed in Phillipsiidae if the latter is, indeed, a distinct family.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trilobites.info/ordproetida.htm |title=Order Proetida |author=Sam Gon III |accessdate=November 9, 2010 |work=A Guide to the Orders of Trilobites |date=April 21, 2008}}</ref> {{Div col|colwidth=20em}} *''Aayemenaytcheia'' *''Aceroproetus'' *''Alaskalethe'' *''Altajaspis'' *''Anambon'' *''Anglibole'' *''Angustibole'' *''Anujaspis'' *''Appendicysta'' *''Aprathia'' *''Archaeocoryphe'' *''Ascetopeltis'' *''Astroproetus'' (syn=''Xiushuiproetus'', ''Zhejiangoproetus'') *''Australokaskia'' *''Bailielloides'' *''Bapingaspis'' *''Basidechenella'' *''Beleckella'' *''Belgibole'' *''Benesovella'' *''Bitumulina'' *''Blodgettia'' *''Bohemiproetus'' *''Bolivicrania'' *''Boliviproetus'' *''Bollandia'' *''Bonnaspidella'' *''Borelia'' *''Brevibole'' *''Burgesina'' *''Calybole'' *''Camsellia'' *''Carbonoproetus'' *''Carlopsia'' *''Carniphillipsia'' *''Ceratoproetus'' *''Chauffouraspis'' *''Chaunoproetoides'' *''Chaunoproetus'' *''Chiides'' *''Chiops'' *''Chlupacula'' *''Chuanqianoproetus'' *''Clavibole'' *''Comptonaspis'' *''Coniproetus'' *''Conophillipsia'' *''Constantina'' *''Coombewoodia'' *''Craspedops'' *''Crassibole'' *''Crassiproetus'' *''Cyphinioides'' *''Cyphoproetus'' *''Cyrtodechenella'' *''Cyrtoproetus'' *''Cyrtosymbole'' *''Cystispina'' *''Daihuaia'' *''Dayinaspis'' *''Dechenella'' *''Dechenelloides'' *''Dechenellurus'' *''Deinoproetus'' *''Deltadechenella'' *''Diabole'' *''Diacoryphe'' *''Drevermannia'' *''Dudu'' *''Dushania'' *''Effops'' *''Ejinoproetus'' *''Elegenodechenella'' *''Elimaproetus'' *''Elliptophillipsia'' *''Engelomorrisia'' (syn=''Capricornia''<ref name="MEZ">{{cite journal |author=Hüseyin Özdikmen |year=2009 |title=Nomenclatural changes for twenty trilobites genera |journal=Munis Entomology & Zoology |volume=4 |issue=1 |pages=155–171 |url=http://www.munisentzool.org/yayin/vol4/issue1/155-171.pdf }}</ref>) *''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'' *''Hassiabole'' *''Hedstroemia'' *''Helioproetus'' *''Helmutia'' *''Helokybe'' *''Humeia'' *''Humilogriffithides'' *''Hunanoproetus'' *''Hypaproetus'' *''Jinia'' *''Karginella'' *''Kaskia'' *''Kerpenella'' *''Khalfinella'' *''Kolymoproetus'' *''Kosovoproetus'' *''Krambedrysia'' *''Kulmiella'' *''Kulmogriffithides'' *''Lacunoporaspis'' *''Laevibole'' *''Langgonbole'' *''Latibole'' *''Latiglobusia'' *''Latiproetus'' *''Lauchellum'' *''Lichanocoryphe'' *''Linguaphillipsia'' *''Liobole'' *''Liobolina'' *''Longilobus'' *''Longiproetus'' *''Lophiokephalion'' *''Lugalella'' *''Luojiashania'' *''Macrobole'' *''Mahaiella'' *''Malayaproetus'' *''Mannopyge'' *''Megaproetus'' *''Menorcaspis'' *''Merebolina'' *''Metaphillipsia'' *''Mezzaluna'' *''Microspatulina'' *''Mirabole'' *''Monodechenella'' *''Moravocoryphe'' *''Moschoglossis'' *''Myoproetus'' *''Namuraspis'' *''Neogriffithides'' *''Neokaskia'' *''Nitidocare'' *''Nodiphillipsia'' *''Oehlertaspis'' *''Oidalaproetus'' *''Orbitoproetus'' *''Ormistonaspis'' *''Omlistonia'' *''Ormistoniella'' *''Osmolskia'' *''Otodechenella'' *''Paladin'' *''Palaeophillipsia'' *''Paleodechenella'' *''Palpebralia'' *''Panibole'' *''Parachaunoproetus'' *''Paradechenella'' *''Parafrithjofia'' *''Paraglobusia'' *''Paragriffithides'' *''Paramirabole'' *''Parangustibole'' *''Parapalpebralia'' *''Paraproetus'' *''Parawarburgella'' *''Particeps'' *''Parvidumus'' *''Paryfenus'' *''Pedinocoryphe'' *''Pedinodechenella'' *''Perexigupyge'' *''Perliproetus'' *''Phillibolina'' *''Philliboloides'' *''Phyllaspis'' *''Planilobus'' *''Planokaskia'' *''Plesiowensus'' *''Podoliproetus'' *''Pontipalpebralia'' *''Praedechenella'' *''Pragoproetus'' *''Prantlia'' *''Prodiacoryphe'' *''Proetocephalus'' *''Proetus'' *''Pseudobollandia'' *''Pseudocyrtosymbole'' *''Pseudodechenella'' *''Pseudodudu'' *''Pseudogerastos'' *''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'' (syn=''Spatulina'' <ref name="MEZ"/>) *''Spergenaspis'' *''Spinibolops'' *''Struveproetus'' *''Sulcubole'' *''Tawstockia'' *''Taynaella'' *''Tcherkesovia'' *''Tetinia'' *''Thaiaspella'' *''Thalabaria'' *''Thebanaspis'' *''Tropidocare'' *''Tschernyschewiella'' *''Typhloproetus'' *''Unguliproetus'' *''Vandergrachtia'' *''Vittaella'' *''Wagnerispina'' *''Waideggula'' *''Waigatchella'' *''Warburgella'' *''Waribole'' *''Weberiphillipsia'' *''Westropia'' *''Weyeraspis'' *''Winiskia'' *''Winterbergia'' *''Witryides'' *''Xenadoche'' *''Xenoboloides'' *''Xenocybe'' *''Xenodechenella'' *''Xiangzhongella'' *''Xiushuiproetus'' *''Yanshanaspis'' *''Yichangaspis'' *''Yishanaspis'' *''Yuanjia'' (syn=''Haasia''<ref name="MEZ"/>) *''Zhegangula'' *''Zhejiangoproetus'' {{Div col end}}
==References== {{Wikispecies}} {{Reflist}}
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Category:Proetidae Category:Trilobite families Category:Ordovician trilobites Category:Silurian trilobites Category:Devonian trilobites Category:Permian trilobites Category:Carboniferous trilobites Category:Late Ordovician first appearances Category:Guadalupian extinctions Category:Prehistoric arthropod families
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