Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Parent taxon: Cyrtosymbolinae according to H. Osmólska 1970
See also Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Balvibole, Calybole, Chaunoproetus, Chlupacula, Cyrtosymbole, Cyrtosymbolina, Dushania, Franconicabole, Haasproetus, Helioproetus, Langgonbole, Osmolskabole, Parachaunoproetus, Parangustibole, Semiproetus, Sinosymbole, Skemmatocare, Skemmatopyge, Typhloproetus, Vittaella, Waribole, Weyeraspis, Yishanaspis
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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