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Acastella

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Extinct genus of trilobite

Body parts of a trilobite.

Acastella
Temporal range: Upper Silurian to Lower Devonian Preκž’ κž’ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Phacopida
Suborder: Phacopina
Superfamily: Acastoidea
Family: Acastidae
Genus: Acastella
Reed, 1925
Species
  • A. spinosa (Salter, 1864) (type) synonyms Phacops downingiae var. spinosa, Acaste downingiae spinosa, Acastava macrocentrus
  • A. granulosa Hollard, 1963
  • A. heberti (Gossellet, 1888)
  • A. jacquemonti Hollard, 1963
  • A. patula Hollard, 1963
  • A. prima Tomczykowa, 1962
  • A. roualti (De Tromelin & Lebescomte, 1875)
  • A. tanzidensis Hollard, 1963
  • A. tiro (R. & E. Richter, 1954)

Acastella is an extinct genus of trilobite. The genus contains six species being A. herberti, A. jacquemonty, A. prima, A. roualti, A. tanzidensis and A. tiro.

References

  1. Shergold, J.H. (1967). "A revision of Acastella spinosa (SALTER 1864) with notes on related trilobites" (PDF). Palaeontology. 10 (2): 175–188. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29.

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