Artiopoda - Proetida - Brachymetopidae
Full reference: D. K. Brezinski. 2026. Trilobites from the Lower Mississippian (Tournaisian) Madison Group of Montana. Journal of Paleontology 100:1-25
Belongs to Brachymetopus according to D. K. Brezinski 2026
Sister taxa: Brachymetopus (Acutimetopus), Brachymetopus (Brachymetopus), Brachymetopus (Conimetopus), Brachymetopus drevermanni, Brachymetopus edwardsi, Brachymetopus germanicus, Brachymetopus indianwellsensis, Brachymetopus jayae, Brachymetopus maccoyi, Brachymetopus nodosus, Brachymetopus pseudometopina, Brachymetopus rhinorhachis, Brachymetopus spiniferus, Brachymetopus spinosus, Brachymetopus strzeleckii, Brachymetopus woodlandi, Brachymetopus woodwardii
Type specimen: CM 64535, a cephalon/head (partially exfoliated cephalic shield)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Brachymetopus swimmingwomanensis in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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