Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Full reference: T. Kobayashi and T. Hamada. 1984. Permian trilobites of Japan in comparison with Asian, Pacific and other faunas. Paleontological Society of Japan Special papers 26:1-92
Parent taxon: Ditomopyginae according to R. M. Owens 2003
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthophillipsia, Acropyge, Ameura, Ampulliglabella, Anisopyge, Delaria, Ditomopyge, Dudu, Hentigia, Iranaspidion, Kaskia, Kulmiella, Microphillipsia, Novoameura, Permoproetus, Pseudophillipsia, Sevillia, Simulopaladin, Timoraspis, Vidria, Waideggula, Witryides
Subtaxa: Jimbokranion subovalis
Type: Jimbokranion subovalis
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at Hosoo-zawa, Kamiyasse, Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture (Permian of Japan)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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