Tergomya - Archinacellida - Metoptomatidae
Alternative combination: Metoptoma imbricata
Full reference: J. Phillips. 1836. Illustrations of the Geology of Yorkshire; or, a description of the strata and organic remains; accompanied by a geological map, sections and diagrams, and figures of the fossils 1-236
Belongs to Metoptoma according to L. G. de Koninck 1881
See also Phillips 1836
Sister taxa: Metoptoma alceste, Metoptoma analoga, Metoptoma cornutaforme, Metoptoma devonica, Metoptoma elliptica, Metoptoma peroccidens, Metoptoma phillipsi, Metoptoma pileus, Metoptoma recurva, Metoptoma retrorsa, Metoptoma robusta, Metoptoma similis, Metoptoma texana
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at Bolland, Yorkshire (= Queensbury, Bradford) (Carboniferous of the United Kingdom)
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