†Hollardops mesocristata Le Maitre 1952 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae
Alternative combination: Asteropyge mesocristata
Synonyms: Hollardops hyfinkeli Lieberman and Kloc 1997, Philipsmithiana hyfinkeli Lieberman and Kloc 1997
Full reference: D. Le Maitre. 1952. Le faune du Devonien inferieur et moyen de la Saoura et des abords de l'Erg el Djemel. Matériel de la Carte Géologique Algerie, Series Paleontologie 12:1-171
Belongs to Hollardops according to B. D. Chatterton et al. 2006
See also Le Maitre 1952 and Lieberman and Kloc 1997
Sister taxon: Hollardops aithassainorum
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Morocco (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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