Brachymetopus woodlandi Owens 1984 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Proetida - Brachymetopidae

Full reference: R. M. Owens. 1984. The Carboniferous Trilobites of Britain. Palaeontographical Society Monographs 138(570):1-31

Belongs to Brachymetopus according to R. M. Owens 1984

Sister taxa: Brachymetopus (Acutimetopus), Brachymetopus (Brachymetopus), Brachymetopus (Conimetopus), Brachymetopus drevermanni, Brachymetopus edwardsi, Brachymetopus gaoanensis, Brachymetopus germanicus, Brachymetopus jayae, Brachymetopus maccoyi, Brachymetopus nodosus, Brachymetopus pseudometopina, Brachymetopus rhinorhachis, Brachymetopus spiniferus, Brachymetopus spinosus, Brachymetopus strzeleckii, Brachymetopus woodwardii

Type specimen: BGS A W3438, AW3438a, a cephalon/head

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Brachymetopus woodlandi in the database

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