†Acastocephala macrops Salter 1864 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Phacopida - Acastidae
Alternative combination: Phacops (Acaste) downingiae macrops
Belongs to Acastocephala according to J. Shergold 1966
See also Jell and Adrain 2002
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Malvern, which is in a Sheinwoodian marine shale in the Coalbrookdale Formation of the United Kingdom
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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