Gracemerea Engel and Morris 1989 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Full reference: B. A. Engel and L. N. Morris. 1989. Early Carboniferous trilobites (Weaniinae) of eastern Australia. Alcheringa 13(4):305-346

Parent taxon: Weaniinae according to T. A. Vanderlaan and M. C. Ebach 2015

See also Jell and Adrain 2002, Mychko 2020 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amphiroaspis, Belgibole, Carbonocoryphe, Doublatia, Endops, Eowinterbergia, Evagena, Geigibole, Hassiabole, Nipponaspis, Pseudowaribole, Thalabaria, Weania, Winterbergia, Pseudocyrtosymbole

Subtaxa: Gracemerea archeri

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Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at NU L1049. Malchi Creek, Malchi, near Gracemere (Carboniferous of Australia)

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