Acanthopyge Hawle and Corda 1847 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Parent taxon: Trochurinae according to J. R. Pollitt et al. 2005

See also Chatterton and Perry 1977, Ebach and Ahyong 2001, Jell and Adrain 2002, Sepkoski 2002 and Thomas and Holloway 1988

Sister taxa: Akantharges, Belenopyge, Borealarges, Ceratarges, Craspedarges, Dicranogmus, Hemiarges, Hoplolichas, Hoplolichoides, Mephiarges, Radiolichas, Richterarges, Terranovia, Trochurus, Uripes

Subtaxa: Acanthopyge (Acanthopyge) Acanthopyge (Jasperia) Acanthopyge (Mephiarges) Acanthopyge granulosa

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Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Couvinien of Australia (1 collection)

• Devonian of Australia (4), Canada (2: Northwest Territories, Ontario), the Czech Republic (7), Germany (2), Morocco (5), United States (3: Alaska, Nevada)

• Silurian of Canada (3: Northwest Territories), China (1), Ukraine (1)

Total: 29 collections including 31 occurrences

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