Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Alternative combination: Phillipsia decurtata
Belongs to Ditomopyge according to D. K. Brezinski 1992
Sister taxa: Ditomopyge (Carniphillipsia), Ditomopyge amorni, Ditomopyge benkei, Ditomopyge bjornensis, Ditomopyge dereimsi, Ditomopyge fatmii, Ditomopyge granulata, Ditomopyge kumpani, Ditomopyge meridionalis, Ditomopyge ovalis, Ditomopyge scitula, Ditomopyge scitulus, Ditomopyge sichuanensis, Ditomopyge whitei, Ditomopyge yampupatensis
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (4: Kansas, Texas collections)
• Carboniferous of United States (10: New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, West Virginia)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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