†Ditomopyge decurtata Gheyselinck 1937 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Alternative combination: Phillipsia decurtata
Belongs to Ditomopyge according to D. K. Brezinski 1992
Sister taxa: Ditomopyge amorni, Ditomopyge benkei, Ditomopyge bjornensis, Ditomopyge dereimsi, 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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