Acastoides Explained

Acastoides is an extinct genus of trilobite that lived during the Silurian and Devonian. It has been found in Bolivia, France, Morocco, Poland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

Distribution

• A. constricta is found in the Silurian of the United Kingdom (Wenlock, Woolhope Shale, Worcestershire, Malvern).^[1]

Taxonomy

Species previously assigned to Acastoides

• A. verneuili = Calmonia terrarocenai^[2]

See also

• List of trilobites

External links

• Photos of Acastoides sp.
• Acastoides at the Paleobiology Database

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, the Lapworth Museum of Geology and the University of Birmingham Collections. 42 (Acastoides constricta). 17 March 2013.
2. Edgecombe. G.D.. 1993. Silurian Acastacean trilobites of the Americas. Journal of Paleontology. 67. 4. 535–548. 10.1017/S0022336000024884. 1993JPal...67..535E.