Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae
Alternative combinations: Acanthopyge (Perunaspis) longispina, Perunaspis longispinus
Synonym: Lobopyge (Nitidulopyge) devonica Přibyl and Erben 1952
Full reference: A. Přibyl. 1949. On several new or little known trilobites of the Devonian of Bohemia [O několika novych nebo málo znárnych trilobitech z českého devonu]. Věstník Státní geologický ústav Czechoslovakia 24:293-311
Belongs to Acanthopyge (Perunaspis) according to M. C. Ebach and S. T. Ahyong 2001
See also Přibyl 1949, Přibyl and Erben 1952 and Thomas and Holloway 1988
Sister taxa: Acanthopyge (Perunaspis) helga, Acanthopyge (Perunaspis) minuta, Acanthopyge (Perunaspis) sexlobata
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of the Czech Republic (2 collections), Morocco (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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