†Minicryphaeus giganteus Bignon et al. 2014 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Phacopida - Acastidae
Full reference: A. Bignon, J. Corbacho, and F. J. López-Soriano. 2014. A revision of the first Asteropyginae (Trilobita; Devonian). Geobios 47:281-289
Belongs to Minicryphaeus according to A. Bignon et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Minicryphaeus minimus, Minicryphaeus quaterspinosus, Minicryphaeus sarirus
Type specimen: 80202. Its type locality is Jbel El Mrakib, which is in a Pragian carbonate marl in the Ihandar Formation of Morocco.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Jbel El Mrakib
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