Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Full reference: W. Haas, G. Hahn, and R. Hahn. 1980. Perm-Trilobiten aus Afghanistan. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 169(4-6):73-127
Parent taxon: Ditomopyginae according to R. A. Fortey and A. P. Heward 2015
See also Owens 2003 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthophillipsia, Acropyge, Ameura, Ampulliglabella, Anisopyge, Delaria, Ditomopyge, Dudu, Iranaspidion, Jimbokranion, Kaskia, Kulmiella, Microphillipsia, Novoameura, Permoproetus, Pseudophillipsia, Sevillia, Simulopaladin, Timoraspis, Vidria, Waideggula, Witryides
Subtaxa: Hentigia argops Hentigia bulbops Hentigia ornata Hentigia planops
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Afghanistan (2 collections), Oman (1)
• Carboniferous of Canada (1: Nunavut)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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