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Brachymetopus (Brachymetopus)

Trilobita - Proetida - Brachymetopidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Brachymetopus (Brachymetopus) M'Coy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
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
subgenusBrachymetopusM'Coy 1847

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 (Brachymetopus) M'Coy 1847
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Brachymetopus (Brachymetopus) gloriosus Engel and Morris 1996
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 Famennian to the top of the Visean or 372.15000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86USA (Pennsylvania) Brachymetopus gemma (54952)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Australia (New South Wales) Brachymetopus regularis (217053)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Australia (Queensland) Brachymetopus intermedius (217040) Brachymetopus regularis, Brachymetopus dunstani, Brachymetopus intermedius (223681)
Tournaisian - Visean358.86 - 330.3Australia (New South Wales) Brachymetopus ararat (217060) Brachymetopus medinodulosus (217058)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Australia (New South Wales) Brachymetopus gloriosus (217075)