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Brachymetopus maccoyi spinimarginatus

Trilobita - Proetida - Brachymetopidae

Taxonomy
Brachymetopus maccoyi spinimarginatus was named by Hahn and Hahn (1969).

It was recombined as Brachymetopus spinimarginatus by Wagner (2020); it was recombined as Brachymetopus (Brachymetopus) maccoyi spinimarginatus by Lemke (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Brachymetopus maccoyi spinimarginatus Hahn and Hahn
2020Brachymetopus (Brachymetopus) maccoyi spinimarginatus Lemke
2020Brachymetopus spinimarginatus Wagner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyAulacopleuroidea(Angelin 1854)
familyBrachymetopidaePrantl and Pribyl 1951
subfamilyBrachymetopinaePrantl and Pribyl 1950
genusBrachymetopus
speciesmaccoyi()
subspeciesspinimarginatusHahn and Hahn 1969

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 02:32:28
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:32:28
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Ivorian or 353.80000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ivorian353.8 - 346.7Germany Brachymetopus maccoyii (37132)
Ivorian353.8 - 346.7Belgium Brachymetopus maccoyi (37124) Brachymetopus maccoyii (37127)