Artiopoda - Phacopida - Acastidae
Synonyms: Modellops Lieberman and Kloc 1997, Philipsmithiana Lieberman and Kloc 1997
Parent taxon: Acastidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Lieberman and Kloc 1997
Sister taxa: Acastava, Acastavinae, Acaste, Acastella, Acastellina, Acastoides, Acastopyge, Armorigreenops, Asteropyginae, Baniaspis, Bellacartwrightia, Braunops, Breizhops, Centauropyge, Chimaerastella, Coltraneia, Cryphina, Delocare, Deloops, Echinopyge, Feruminops, Gourdonia, Greenops, Gudralisium, Hallandclarkeops, Harringtonacaste, Hexacosta, Kayserops, Kennacryphaeus, Kloucekia, Llandovacaste, Mimocryphaeus, Morocconites, Neocalmonia, Paracryphaeus, Pelitlina, Phacopidina, Pilletina, Protacanthina, Pseudocryphaeus, Psychopyge, Rheicops, Sanidopyge, Scotiella, Sokhretia, Stummiana, Tolkienia, Treveropyge, Turcopyge, Walliserops
Subtaxa: Hollardops aithassainorum Hollardops mesocristata
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Morocco (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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