Orometopus Broegger 1898 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Trinucleida - Alsataspididae

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

See also Harrington and Leanza 1957 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Araiopleura, Clavatellus, Falanaspis, Gaoloupingia, Hapalopleuridae, Jegorovaia, Jegorovaiidae, Joshuaspis, Macharia, Orometopidae, Pagometopus, Palquiella, Rhadinopleura, Seleneceme, Skljarella, Spirantyx, Torifera, Yumenaspis, Zacompsus

Subtaxa: Orometopus notatifrons

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Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Billingen of the Russian Federation (1 collection)

• Arenig of France (1)

• Ordovician of Argentina (1), Morocco (1), Norway (3), Sweden (4), the United Kingdom (2)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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