Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Alternative combination: Piltonia (Piltonia) kuehnei
Full reference: G. Hahn. 1964. Trilobiten der unteren Pericyclus-Stufe (Unterkarbon) aus dem Kohlenkalk Belgiens. Teil 2: Morphologic, Variabilitat und postlarvale Ontogenie von Brachymetopus maccoyi spinosus Hahn 1964 und von Piltonia kuehnei. Senckenbergiana Lethaea 45(5):347-379
Belongs to Piltonia according to P. Müller 2003
See also Hahn 1964, Hahn et al. 1987, Hahn and Hahn 1988, Hahn et al. 1996 and Osmólska 1970
Sister taxa: Piltonia (Piltonia), Piltonia balor, Piltonia carlakertisae, Piltonia eurybathrea, Piltonia fryi
Type specimen: SMF 16953, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Belgium (2 collections), Spain (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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