Trilobita - Phacopida - Pterygometopidae
Parent taxon: Pterygometopinae according to V. Jaanusson and L. Ramsköld 1993
See also Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Achatella, Ingriops, Isalaux, Keilapyge, Oelandiops, Pterygometopus, Upplandiops, Yanhaoia
Subtaxa: Estoniops alifrons Estoniops bekkeri Estoniops exilis Estoniops fjaeckensis Estoniops maennili Estoniops oculeus Estoniops panderi Estoniops sandbyensis
Type: Acaste exilis
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Uhaku of the Russian Federation (1 collection)
• Ordovician of Estonia (5), Latvia (5), the Russian Federation (5), Sweden (8), the United Kingdom (5)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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