Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae

Parent taxon: Phacopidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2003

Sister taxa: Acernaspis, Acuticryphops, Afrops, Ananaspis, Babinops, Cryphops, Denckmannites, Dianops, Dienstina, Ductina, Eocryphops, Eophacops, Geesops, Kainops, Lochkovella, Nephranops, Nyterops, Omegops, Paciphacops, Pedinopariops, Phacopidella, Phacopinae, Phacops, Plagiolaria, Reedops, Signatops, Struveaspis, Trimerocephalus, Zaplaops

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore