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Brachymetopus germanicus

Trilobita - Proetida - Brachymetopidae

Taxonomy
Brachymetopus germanicus was named by Hahn (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Brachymetopus germanicus Hahn

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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
speciesgermanicusHahn 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.

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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: base of the Late/Upper Famennian to the top of the Hastarian or 364.70000 to 353.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7China (Guangxi) Brachymetopus germanicus (222338)
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8France Brachymetopus germanicus (38642)
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8China (Guangxi) Brachymetopus germanicus (222332)
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Brachymetopus germanicus (38293)