Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae
Full reference: P. Morzadec, M. Dastanpour, and A. J. Wright. 2002. Asteropygine trilobites from the Late Devonian of the Kerman region, Iran. Alcheringa 26(1):143-149
Belongs to Bradocryphaeus according to P. Morzadec et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Bradocryphaeus briceae, Bradocryphaeus echinatus, Bradocryphaeus feisti, Bradocryphaeus fiacrensis, Bradocryphaeus laomedeia, Bradocryphaeus maillieuxi, Bradocryphaeus matallanensis, Bradocryphaeus mosanus, Bradocryphaeus neptuni, Bradocryphaeus nodosa, Bradocryphaeus sexspiniferus, Bradocryphaeus supradevonicus, Bradocryphaeus vanherlei, Bradocryphaeus zornensis
Type specimen: IGR 120, a pygidium. Its type locality is Haruz section, which is in a Frasnian carbonate limestone in the Bahram Formation of Iran.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Haruz section
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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