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Brachymetopus pseudometopina

Trilobita - Proetida - Brachymetopidae

Taxonomy
Brachymetopus pseudometopina was named by Gauri and Ramovs (1964). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Brachymetopus pseudometopina Gauri and Ramovs
1985Brachymetopus pseudometopina Hahn et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyAulacopleuroidea(Angelin 1854)
familyBrachymetopidaePrantl and Pribyl 1951
subfamilyBrachymetopinaePrantl and Pribyl 1950
genusBrachymetopus
speciespseudometopinaGauri and Ramovs 1964

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Brachymetopus pseudometopina Gauri and Ramovs 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 02:32:28
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:32:28
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Gzhelian or 303.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Alaska) Brachymetopus pseudometopina (100287)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Slovenia Brachymetopus pseudometopina (67112 67116)