Artiopoda - Proetida - Brachymetopidae
Alternative combinations: Brachymetopus lodiensis, Phillipsia (Griffithides) lodiensis
Synonyms: Australosutura immaturus Herrick 1888, Australosutura rusticus Hyde 1953, Australosutura spinosus Herrick 1888, Brachymetopus rusticus Hyde 1953, Phaethonides immaturus Herrick 1888, Phaethonides spinosus Herrick 1888
Full reference: F. B. Meek. 1875. A report on some of the invertebrate fossils of the Waverly Group and Coal Measures of Ohio. Ohio Geological Survey 2(2):269-347
Belongs to Australosutura according to D. Brezinski 1988
See also Herrick 1887, Herrick 1888, Magrean and Van Viersen 2005, Meek 1875 and Wagner 2020
Sister taxa: Australosutura gardneri, Australosutura llanoensis
Type specimens:
- Australosutura lodiensis: AMNH 6422G
- Australosutura immaturus:
- Australosutura rusticus:
- Australosutura spinosus:
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (3: Ohio collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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