Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae

Alternative spelling: Asteropyge (Metacanthina)

Parent taxon: Asteropyginae according to A. Bignon and C. Crônier 2014

See also Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Alcaldops, Asteropyge, Bradocryphaeus, Destombesina, Dunopyge, Gandlops, Ganetops, Heliopyge, Jaylopygiella, Minicryphaeus, Morzadecops, Pennarbedops, Platykardiapyge, Quadratispina, Radiopyge, Rhenops

Subtaxa: Metacanthina asnoensis Metacanthina barrandei Metacanthina issoumourensis

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Type: Cryphaeus barrandei

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

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