Acidiscus Rasetti 1966 (artiopod)

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Weymouthiidae

Parent taxon: Weymouthiidae according to H. B. Whittington et al. 1997

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Abakolia, Acimetopus, Analox, Bathydiscus, Bolboparia, Chelediscus, Cobboldites, Leptochilodiscus, Litometopus, Mallagnostus, Meniscuchus, Morocconus, Ninadiscus, Oodiscus, Pseudocobboldia, Runcinodiscus, Semadiscus, Serrodiscus, Stigmadiscus, Tannudiscus, Weymouthia

Subtaxa: Acidiscus birdi Acidiscus theristes

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Ecology: slow-moving epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of the United Kingdom (1 collection), United States (2: New York)

Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences

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