†Acastella spinosa Salter 1864 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Phacopida - Acastidae
Alternative combinations: Acaste (Acastella) spinosa, Phacops (Acaste) downingiae spinosus
Belongs to Acastella according to Shergold 1967
Sister taxa: Acastella artesia, Acastella granulosa, Acastella heberti, Acastella hollardi, Acastella jacquemonti, Acastella latimarginata, Acastella patula, Acastella rouaulti, Acastella tanzidensis, Acastella tiro
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Algeria (3 collections)
• Silurian to Devonian of Algeria (2), Morocco (2)
• Silurian of Poland (4), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 13 collections including 14 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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