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Brachymetopus drevermanni

Trilobita - Proetida - Brachymetopidae

Taxonomy
Brachymetopus drevermanni was named by Hahn (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Brachymetopus drevermanni Hahn

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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
speciesdrevermanniHahn 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, Whittington et al. 1997, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Late/Upper Famennian or 365.20000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Brachymetopus drevermanni (38296 38298 38299 38300 38302)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Brachymetopus drevermanni (38304)