Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae
Full reference: B. S. Lieberman and G. J. Kloc. 1997. Evolutionary and biogeographic patterns in the Asteropyginae (Trilobita, Devonian) Delo, 1935. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 232:1-127
Parent taxon: Acastidae according to B. S. Lieberman and G. J Kloc 1997
Sister taxa: Acastava, Acaste, Acastella, Acastellina, Acastoides, Acastopyge, Armorigreenops, Asteropyginae, Baniaspis, Bellacartwrightia, Braunops, Breizhops, Centauropyge, Chimaerastella, Coltraneia, Cryphina, Delocare, Deloops, Echinopyge, Feruminops, Gourdonia, Greenops, Hallandclarkeops, Harringtonacaste, Heliopyge, Hexacosta, Hollardops, Kayserops, Kennacryphaeus, Kloucekia, Llandovacaste, Metacanthina, Mimocryphaeus, Morocconites, Neocalmonia, Neometacanthus, Paracryphaeus, Pelitlina, Phacopidina, Pilletina, Protacanthina, Pseudocryphaeus, Psychopyge, Sanidopyge, Scotiella, Sokhretia, Stummiana, Treveropyge, Turcopyge, Walliserops
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Neuerberg 1 (Devonian of Germany)
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