Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae
Parent taxon: Acastidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acastava, Acaste, Acastella, Acastellina, Acastoides, Acastopyge, Armorigreenops, Asteropyginae, Baniaspis, Bellacartwrightia, Braunops, Breizhops, Centauropyge, Chimaerastella, Coltraneia, Cryphina, Delocare, Deloops, Echinopyge, Feruminops, Gourdonia, Greenops, Hallandclarkeops, Harringtonacaste, Heliopyge, Hexacosta, Hollardops, Kayserops, Kennacryphaeus, Kloucekia, Llandovacaste, Metacanthina, Mimocryphaeus, Morocconites, Neocalmonia, Neometacanthus, Paracryphaeus, Pelitlina, Phacopidina, Pilletina, Protacanthina, Pseudocryphaeus, Psychopyge, Sanidopyge, Scotiella, Stummiana, Tolkienia, Treveropyge, Turcopyge, Walliserops
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of the Czech Republic (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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