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Brachymetopinae

Trilobita - Proetida - Brachymetopidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Brachymetopinae Prantl and Pribyl
1990Brachymetopinae Owens and Hammann

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

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.

Subfm. †Brachymetopinae Prantl and Pribyl 1950
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G. †Asiagena Maksimova 1975
G. †Brachymetopus M'Coy 1847
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Subg. †Brachymetopus (Acutimetopus) Hahn and Hahn 1985
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Subg. †Brachymetopus (Brachymetopus) M'Coy 1847
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†Brachymetopus (Brachymetopus) gloriosus Engel and Morris 1996
Subg. †Brachymetopus (Conimetopus) Hahn and Hahn 1985
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†Brachymetopus (Conimetopus) alekseevi Mychko and Savchuk 2019
†Brachymetopus edwardsi Goldring 1958
†Brachymetopus jayae Archbold 1981
†Brachymetopus maccoyi Portlock 1843
†Brachymetopus nodosus Wilson 1979
†Brachymetopus pseudometopina Gauri and Ramovs 1964
†Brachymetopus rhinorhachis Brezinski 1992
†Brachymetopus spiniferus Kobayashi and Hamada 1979
†Brachymetopus spinosus Herrick 1888
†Brachymetopus woodwardii Whidborne 1896
Invalid names: Brachymetopina Reed 1903 [objective synonym], Iriania Archbold 1981 [synonym], Loeipyge Kobayashi and Hamada 1979 [synonym]
G. †Namuropyge Richter and Richter 1939
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Subg. †Namuropyge (Coignops) Gandl 1980
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Subg. †Namuropyge (Coignouina) Reed 1943
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Subg. †Namuropyge (Cuyapyge) Müller et al. 2021
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†Namuropyge (Cuyapyge) brooksi Müller et al. 2021
Subg. †Namuropyge (Engelimorrisia) Müller et al. 2021
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†Namuropyge (Engelimorrisia) australis Engel and Morris 1991
Subg. †Namuropyge (Namuropyge) Richter and Richter 1939
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†Namuropyge (Namuropyge) demaneti Richter and Richter 1939
Subg. †Namuropyge (Tilsleya) Hahn and Hahn 1996
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†Namuropyge discors McCoy 1844
†Namuropyge kingi Richter and Richter 1939
†Namuropyge uniserialis Engel and Morris 1991
Invalid names: Coignouina Reed 1943 [synonym]
G. †Oenonella Fortey 1980
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†Oenonella paulula Fortey 1980
G. †Proetides Walter 1924
G. †Radnoria Wasmann 1894
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†Radnoria carlsi Owens and Hammann 1990
†Radnoria guyi Pereira et al. 2015
†Radnoria humillima Barrande 1852
†Radnoria syrphetodes Owens and Thomas 1975
†Radnoria triquetra Owens and Thomas 1975
G. †Tschernyschewiella Fredericks 1924
G. †Tschernyshewiella Toll 1899
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: Whittington et al. 1997, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Berounian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 457.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (96 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Norway (Spitsbergen) Oenonella paulula (106478)
Berounian457.9 - 449.8Portugal (Mação) Radnoria simplex (171808 171809)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Spain (Zaragoza) Radnoria sp. (21057)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Spain (Aragon) Radnoria carlsi (80725 80768 163399)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5United Kingdom (England) Radnoria syrphetodes (23061)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Arkansas) Radnoria sp. (26020 229058)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (New York) Radnoria sp. (12936)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Czech Republic Radnoria humillima (14050) Radnoria sp. (14028)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) Radnoria sp. (497)
Pragian - Early/Lower Emsian410.8 - 402.5Italy Coignouina coronata (26245)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Brachymetopus drevermanni (38296 38298 38299 38300 38302)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (Pennsylvania) Brachymetopus gemma (54952)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7USA (Missouri) Brachymetopus spinosiformis (6029) Proetides strattonporteri (6027)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7China (Guangxi) Brachymetopus oblongus, Brachymetopus germanicus, Brachymetopus woodwardii (222338)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Brachymetopus drevermanni (38304)
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8China (Guangxi) Brachymetopus germanicus (222332) Brachymetopus maccoyi (222341)
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8France Brachymetopus germanicus (38642)
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Brachymetopus germanicus (38293)
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8United Kingdom (England) Brachymetopus woodwardii (229660 229661 229662)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Missouri) Brachymetopus sp., Namuropyge armata (7390) Namuropyge armata, Proetides colemani (7389) Namuropyge cuyahogae (229544) Namuropyge sp., Namuropyge armata (7391)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (New Mexico) Brachymetopus indianwellsensis (64752) Namuropyge sp. (64753)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Ohio) Brachymetopus nodosus (229350)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Australia (Queensland) Brachymetopus regularis, Brachymetopus dunstani, Brachymetopus intermedius (223681) Namuropyge australis, Brachymetopus intermedius (217040)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Iowa) Proetides insignis (3309) Proetides sp. (229317)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Australia (New South Wales) Brachymetopus regularis (217053)
Tournaisian - Visean358.9 - 330.9Australia (New South Wales) Brachymetopus ararat (217060) Brachymetopus medinodulosus (217058)
Karakubian - Cherepetian356.4 - 352.0France Namuropyge duponti (37316)
Ivorian353.8 - 346.7Spain (León) Namuropyge brevicauda, Brachymetopus maccoyi (67109)
Ivorian353.8 - 346.7Belgium Brachymetopus maccoyi (37123) Brachymetopus maccoyi, Brachymetopus maccoyii (37127) Brachymetopus ouralicus, Brachymetopus sucellus, Brachymetopus maccoyi (37122) Brachymetopus sucellus, Brachymetopus maccoyi (37124)
Ivorian353.8 - 346.7Spain (Léon) Brachymetopus maccoyi (67110)
Ivorian353.8 - 346.7Germany Brachymetopus ouralicus (37133) Brachymetopus senckenbergianus, Brachymetopus maccoyi, Brachymetopus maccoyii (37132)
Ivorian - Chadian353.8 - 340.0Ireland Brachymetopus maccoyi (76501)
Ivorian - Holkerian353.8 - 340.0France Brachymetopus vosegus, Brachymetopus maccoyi (66732)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (New Mexico) Namuropyge newmexicoensis (64758) Namuropyge sp. (64760) Proetides sp. (64755)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (Tennessee) Proetides sp. (8140)
Arundian346.7 - 340.0United Kingdom (Wales) Namuropyge kingi (229669)
Arundian - Holkerian346.7 - 340.0Ireland Brachymetopus sp. (76517)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0United Kingdom (England) Brachymetopus maccoyi (5962) Brachymetopus maccoyi, Namuropyge glaphyra (5964) Namuropyge decora, Brachymetopus maccoyi (5963)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0USA (Tennessee) Brachymetopus sp. (6914)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Kentucky) Brachymetopus sp. (562)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Tennessee) Brachymetopus sp. (6916)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Australia (New South Wales) Brachymetopus gloriosus (217075) Namuropyge uniserialis (217042)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Germany Brachymetopus coignouides (66733)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Belgium (Antwerpen) Brachymetopus bormanus (38848)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Belgium Brachymetopus ouralicus, Brachymetopus maccoyi (37131) Namuropyge demaneti (37130)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0Belgium Brachymetopus bormanus (42593)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0Australia (New South Wales) Brachymetopus strzeleckii (133349)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0United Kingdom (England) Brachymetopus ornatus, Brachymetopus parvus, Namuropyge acanthina, Namuropyge kingi (5966) Brachymetopus ornatus, Namuropyge acanthina (5965) Brachymetopus ouralicus (5995)
Asbian - Brigantian340.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (England) Brachymetopus ornatus (28383)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (England) Namuropyge acanthina (5967) Namuropyge kingi (229663 229670)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2Spain Brachymetopus sp. (162349)
Yeadonian320.0 - 318.7United Kingdom (England) Brachymetopus edwardsi (42757)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Slovenia Brachymetopus jesenicianus (67114) Brachymetopus pseudometopina (67116) Brachymetopus pseudometopina, Brachymetopus jesenicianus (67112)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Alaska) Brachymetopus pseudometopina (100287)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Thailand Loeipyge spinifer (133249)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Brachymetopus alekseevi (75594)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Brachymetopus rhinorhachis (75865)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Indonesia (Irian Jaya) Iriania jayae (81375)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Ukraine Brachymetopus sp. (119279)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Anhui) Brachymetopus gaoanensis (102110)