†Elliptophillipsia Hessler 1963 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Parent taxon: Phillipsiinae according to D. K. Brezinski 2025
See also Jell and Adrain 2002, Osmólska 1970 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Ameropiltonia, Breviphillipsia, Eocyphinium, Erdbachaspis, Phillipsia, Piltonia
Subtaxa: Elliptophillipsia ellipticus Elliptophillipsia rotundus
Type: Proetus ellipticus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (3: California, Missouri collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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