Artiopoda - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Alternative combination: Paladin trigonopyge
Full reference: H. Osmólska. 1968. Two new trilobites from the Treskelodden bed of Hornsund (Vestspitsbergen). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 13:605-614
Belongs to Ameura according to A. R. Ormiston 1973
See also Osmólska 1968
Sister taxon: Ameura missouriensis
Type specimen: ZNG Kr. 1220/560, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is Treskelen, Creek IV, Hornsund, which is in an Asselian marine limestone in the Treskelodden Formation of Svalbard and Jan Mayen.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Canada (1: Yukon collection), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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