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Acastella

Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae

Taxonomy
Acastella was named by Reed (1925) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl-l D Sieg-l].

It was reranked as Phacops (Acastella) by Reed (1925); it was reranked as Acaste (Acastella) by Richter and Richter (1954).

It was assigned to Phacops by Reed (1925); to Acaste by Richter and Richter (1954); to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Acastidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Acastella Reed
1925Phacops (Acastella) Reed
1954Acaste (Acastella) Richter and Richter p. 73
2002Acastella Jell and Adrain p. 336
2002Acastella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderPhacopinaStruve 1959
superfamilyAcastoidea
familyAcastidaeDelo 1935
genusAcastellaReed 1925

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Acastella Reed 1925
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Acastella artesia Richter and Richter 1954
Acastella granulosa Hollard 1963
Acastella heberti Gosselet 1880
Acastella heberti elsana Richter and Richter 1954
Acastella hollardi Gandl 1972
Acastella jacquemonti Hollard 1963
Acastella patula Hollard 1963
Acastella rouaulti Tromelin and Lebesconte 1876
Acastella spinosa Salter 1864
Acastella tanzidensis Hollard 1963
Acastella tiro Richter and Richter 1954
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available