Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae
Alternative spelling: Neocalmonia (Bradocryphaeus)
Parent taxon: Asteropyginae according to A. P. Van Viersen and W. Vanherle 2018
See also Jell and Adrain 2002, Morzadec 2002 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Alcaldops, Asteropyge, Destombesina, Dunopyge, Gandlops, Ganetops, Heliopyge, Jaylopygiella, Metacanthina, Minicryphaeus, Morzadecops, Pennarbedops, Platykardiapyge, Quadratispina, Radiopyge, Rhenops
Subtaxa: Bradocryphaeus briceae Bradocryphaeus echinatus Bradocryphaeus feisti Bradocryphaeus fiacrensis Bradocryphaeus kermanensis Bradocryphaeus laomedeia Bradocryphaeus maillieuxi Bradocryphaeus matallanensis Bradocryphaeus mosanus Bradocryphaeus neptuni Bradocryphaeus nodosa Bradocryphaeus sexspiniferus Bradocryphaeus supradevonicus Bradocryphaeus vanherlei Bradocryphaeus zornensis
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Belgium (9 collections), France (7), Iran (1), Spain (3)
Total: 20 collections including 27 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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