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, Afrops, Altaesajania, Ananaspis, Babinops, Boeckops, Burtonops, Denckmannites, Dianops, Dienstina, Ductina, Echinophacopinae, Eldredgeops, Enigmapyge, Eophacops, Illaenula, Inexpectatops, Kainops, Liolophops, Lochkovella, Nephranomma, Nyterops, Phacopidella, Phacopinae, Phacops, Plagiolaria, Pulvinocephalus, Rabienops, Rhinophacops, Rhinoreedops, Sambremeusaspis, Signatops, Teichertops, Trifoliops, Trimerocephalus, Zaplaops
Subtaxa: Paciphacops (Paciphacops) Paciphacops altaicus Paciphacops argentinus Paciphacops birdsongensis Paciphacops claviger Paciphacops edgecombei Paciphacops latigenalis Paciphacops logani Paciphacops mansfieldensis Paciphacops waisfeldae
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Argentina (1 collection), Australia (1), Bolivia (1), China (2), Mongolia (1), United States (5: New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee)
• Silurian to Devonian of Argentina (1), United States (1: Oklahoma)
• Silurian of Argentina (5)
Total: 18 collections including 19 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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