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Acastocephala

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Trilobita

Family
  
Acastidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Phacopida

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Balizoma, Acaste, Acastoides, Cnemidopyge, Lloydolithus

Acastocephala is a genus of trilobite from the middle Silurian, known from the United Kingdom.

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Etymology

The name is derived from the genus Acaste and the Ancient Greek κεφαλή (cephale) "head", indicating the headshield is similar to Acaste.

Taxonomy

Acastocephala may contain the ancestor of Acastava.

Distribution

  • A. macrops occurs in the Middle Silurian of the United Kingdom (Wenlock Shale, Malvern, Worcestershire; Wenlock Limestone, Pen-y-Lan, Cardiff, and Dudley and Ludlow, Ledbury, Hereford).
  • A. dudleyensis has been found in the Middle Silurian of the United Kingdom (Wenlock Limestone, Wren's Nest, Dudley, Worcestershire).

    • References

    Acastocephala Wikipedia
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