Acastocephala
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| Acastocephala Temporal range: Silurian | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | †Trilobita |
| Order: | †Phacopida |
| Family: | †Acastidae |
| Genus: | †Acastocephala Shergold, 1966 |
| Species | |
Acastocephala is a genus of trilobites from the middle Silurian, known from the United Kingdom.[2]
The name is derived from the genus Acaste and the Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalē) "head", indicating the headshield is similar to Acaste.[1]
