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Brachymetopus (Conimetopus)

Trilobita - Proetida - Brachymetopidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Brachymetopus (Conimetopus) Hahn and Hahn
2019Brachymetopus (Conimetopus) Mychko and Savchuk pp. 349 - 350

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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
subgenusConimetopusHahn and Hahn 1985

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.

Subg. †Brachymetopus (Conimetopus) Hahn and Hahn 1985
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Brachymetopus (Conimetopus) alekseevi Mychko and Savchuk 2019
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: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Asbian to the top of the Sakmarian or 340.00000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Visean346.7 - 330.9Belgium (Antwerpen) Brachymetopus bormanus (38848)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0Belgium Brachymetopus bormanus (42593)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Brachymetopus alekseevi (75594)