Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Full reference: J. L. Yuan, Y. L. Zhao, and J. Q. Mao. 1992. On a new genus Acanthophillipsia of Ditomopyginae Hupe, 1953 from Lower Permian of Guiyang, South China. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 31:39-52
Parent taxon: Ditomopyginae according to R. A. Fortey and A. P. Heward 2015
See also Owens 2003
Sister taxa: Acropyge, Ameura, Ampulliglabella, Anisopyge, Delaria, Ditomopyge, Dudu, Hentigia, Iranaspidion, Jimbokranion, Kaskia, Kulmiella, Microphillipsia, Novoameura, Permoproetus, Pseudophillipsia, Sevillia, Simulopaladin, Timoraspis, Vidria, Waideggula, Witryides
Subtaxa: Acanthophillipsia abnormis Acanthophillipsia abrota Acanthophillipsia densigranulata Acanthophillipsia felicitae Acanthophillipsia granulosa Acanthophillipsia guiyangensis
Type: Acanthophillipsia guiyangensis
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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