Glyptometopus Rasetti 1944 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Olenida - Dokimokephalidae

Full reference: F. Rasetti. 1944. Upper Cambrian trilobites from the Levis Conglomerate. Journal of Paleontology 18(3):229-258

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Alekcinella, Anemocephalus, Anuloides, Apachia, Bellaspidella, Bellaspis, Beothuckia, Burnetiella, Calocephalites, Chalfontia, Conaspis, Deckera, Dellea, Delleana, Didwudina, Dokimocephalus, Glyptometopsis, Iddingsia, Jingxiania, Kindbladia, Kiowaia, Kyphocephalus, Lorrettina, Obrucheviaspis, Pinctus, Pseudosaratogia, Ritella, Saimachia, Stittella, Sulcocephalus, Taenicephalina, Tatulaspis, Tchuostachia, Whittingtonella, Wilsonarella, Wuhuia

Subtaxa: Glyptometopus laflammei

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Type: Glyptometopus laflammei

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Glyptometopus in the database

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