†Australosutura Campbell and Goldring 1960 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Proetida - Brachymetopidae
Parent taxon: Brachymetopidae according to P.A. Jell and J.M. Adrain 2003
See also Owens and Hammann 1990 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Brachymetopinae, Cheiropyge, Cordania, Hahnus, Latecephalus, Mystrocephala, Narinia
Subtaxa: Australosutura gardneri Australosutura llanoensis Australosutura lodiensis
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Namurian of Australia (1 collection)
• Carboniferous of Australia (3), China (1), United States (23: Kentucky, New Mexico, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas)
Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence
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