†Platykardiapyge aequisulcata Gandl 1972 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae
Alternative combinations: Metacanthina aequisulcata, Pilletina aequisulcata
Full reference: J. Gandl. 1972. Die Acastavinae und Asteropyginae (Trilobita) Keltiberiens (NE-Spanien). Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 530:1-184
Belongs to Platykardiapyge according to A. Van Viersen and G. Kloc 2022
See also Gandl 1972 and Smeenk 1983
Sister taxa: Platykardiapyge maderensis, Platykardiapyge wallacei
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Eastern Iberian Chains (Devonian of Spain)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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