Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae

Full reference: A. Van Viersen and G. Kloc. 2022. Functional morphology, coaptation and palaeoecology of Hollardops (Trilobita, Acastidae), with descriptions of new species and two new genera from the Devonian of Morocco. Geologica Belgica 25(3-4):99-144

Parent taxon: Asteropyginae according to A. Van Viersen and G. Kloc 2022

Sister taxa: Alcaldops, Asteropyge, Bradocryphaeus, Destombesina, Dunopyge, Gandlops, Ganetops, Heliopyge, Jaylopygiella, Metacanthina, Minicryphaeus, Morzadecops, Pennarbedops, Quadratispina, Radiopyge, Rhenops

Subtaxa: Platykardiapyge aequisulcata Platykardiapyge maderensis Platykardiapyge wallacei

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Type: Metacanthina maderensis

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

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