Artiopoda - Phacopida - Phacopidae
Full reference: R. C. McKellar and B. D. E. Chatterton. 2009. Early and Middle Devonian Phacopidae (Trilobita) of southern Morocco. Palaeontographica Canadiana 28:1-109
Belongs to Austerops according to R. C. McKellar and B. D. E. Chatterton 2009
Sister taxa: Austerops kermiti, Austerops salamandaroides, Austerops smoothops, Austerops speculator
Type specimen: UA6892. Its type locality is 282 m., Section 1, Jbel Oufatene. Diademaproetus Couche, which is in an Eifelian carbonate limestone in the El Otfal Formation of Morocco.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at 282 m., Section 1, Jbel Oufatene. Diademaproetus Couche
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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