Trilobita - Proetida - Brachymetopidae
Alternative combination: Brachymetopus (Brachymetopus) maccoyi intermedius
Full reference: B. A. Engel and N. Morris. 1992. Aulacopleuridae and Brachymetopidae (Trilobita) from the Lower Carboniferous of eastern Australia (II) Brachymetopus (Brachymetopus) and Australosutura. Geologica et Palaeontologica 26:73-97
Belongs to Brachymetopus (Brachymetopus) according to T. A. Vanderlaan and M. C. Ebach 2015
See also Engel and Morris 1992
Sister taxa: Brachymetopus (Brachymetopus) gloriosus, Brachymetopus (Brachymetopus) medinodulosus
Type specimen: AMF84316a/b, a cephalon/head
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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