†Austerops speculator Alberti 1970 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Phacopida - Phacopidae
Alternative combination: Phacops (Phacops) speculator
Belongs to Austerops according to R. C. McKellar and B. D. E. Chatterton 2009
See also Alberti 1970
Sister taxa: Austerops kermiti, Austerops salamandar, Austerops salamandaroides, Austerops smoothops
Subtaxa: Austerops speculator punctatus
Type specimen: ICSR Alberti 1970 pl. 12. fig. 2. Its type locality is Platy Marl near Sidi Abdallah, Rehamna, Western Morocco, which is in an Eifelian marine marl in Morocco.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Morocco (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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