Litometopus Rasetti 1966 (artiopod)

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Weymouthiidae

Alternative spelling: Litomatopus

Parent taxon: Weymouthiidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Abakolia, Acidiscus, Acimetopus, Analox, Bathydiscus, Bolboparia, Chelediscus, Cobboldites, Leptochilodiscus, Mallagnostus, Meniscuchus, Morocconus, Ninadiscus, Oodiscus, Pseudocobboldia, Runcinodiscus, Semadiscus, Serrodiscus, Stigmadiscus, Tannudiscus, Weymouthia

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: slow-moving epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at cs-4,North Chatham (Cambrian of New York)

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