Brianurus Edgecombe and Fortey 1995 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae

Synonym: Briania Edgecombe 1994 [replaced name]

Full reference: G. D. Edgecombe and R. A. Fortey. 1995. Brianurus new genus, a replacement name for Briania Chasen and Kloss, 1930 (Aves) [Pro Briania Edgecombe, 1994 (Trilobita), preoccupied]. Journal of Paleontology 69(3):615-615

Parent taxon: Encrinurinae according to G. D. Edgecombe and R. A. Fortey 1995

See also Edgecombe 1994, Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Billevittia, Coronocephalus, Cromus, Encrinuraspis, Encrinuroides, Encrinurus, Erratencrinurus, Fragiscutum, Frammia, Frencrinuroides, Johntempleia, Kailia, Physemataspis, Senticucullus, Walencrinuroides

Subtaxa: Brianurus jeffersoni

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Type: Briania jeffersoni

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Silurian of Canada (4: Northwest Territories collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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