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Brachymetaspis

Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae

Taxonomy

Species
B. coniceps (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Brachymetaspis Gandl et al. p. 37

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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
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyProetidaeSalter 1864
subfamilyDrevermanniinaeMaximova 1960
genusBrachymetaspis

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.

G. †Brachymetaspis Gandl et al. 2015
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Brachymetaspis coniceps Gandl et al. 2015
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:30:23
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:35:55
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: Asbian or 340.00000 to 336.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asbian340.0 - 336.0Spain (Catalonia) B. coniceps (229173)