Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae
Alternative spelling: Neocalmonia (Heliopyge)
Parent taxon: Asteropyginae according to A. P. Van Viersen and W. Vanherle 2018
See also Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Alcaldops, Asteropyge, Bradocryphaeus, Destombesina, Dunopyge, Gandlops, Ganetops, Jaylopygiella, Metacanthina, Minicryphaeus, Morzadecops, Pennarbedops, Platykardiapyge, Quadratispina, Radiopyge, Rhenops
Subtaxa: Heliopyge helios Heliopyge sharudensis
Type: Asteropyge (Comura) helios
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Givetian of Iran (1 collection)
• Devonian of Afghanistan (1), Belgium (2), France (4), Spain (5)
Total: 13 collections including 16 occurrences
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