Artiopoda - Phacopida - Phacopidae
Parent taxon: Phacopidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acernaspis, Acuticryphops, Adastocephalum, Altaesajania, Ananaspis, Babinops, Boeckops, Burtonops, Denckmannites, Dianops, Dienstina, Ductina, Echinophacopinae, Eldredgeops, Enigmapyge, Eophacops, Illaenula, Inexpectatops, Kainops, Liolophops, Lochkovella, Nephranomma, Nephranops, Nyterops, Paciphacops, Phacopidella, Phacopinae, Phacops, Plagiolaria, Pulvinocephalus, Rabienops, Rhinophacops, Rhinoreedops, Sambremeusaspis, Signatops, Teichertops, Trifoliops, Trimerocephalus, Zaplaops
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Basal Pragian Claystone and Marl (Unit 5) at Ben Zireg, Bechar Basin (Devonian of Algeria)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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