Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae
Full reference: B. S. Lieberman and G. J. Kloc. 1997. Evolutionary and biogeographic patterns in the Asteropyginae (Trilobita, Devonian) Delo, 1935. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 232:1-127
Parent taxon: Acastidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
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, Hollardops, Kayserops, Kennacryphaeus, Kloucekia, Llandovacaste, Mimocryphaeus, Morocconites, Neocalmonia, Paracryphaeus, Pelitlina, Phacopidina, Pilletina, Protacanthina, Pseudocryphaeus, Psychopyge, Rheicops, Sanidopyge, Scotiella, Sokhretia, Tolkienia, Treveropyge, Turcopyge, Walliserops
Subtaxa: Stummiana osismorum
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of France (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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