Artiopoda - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Full reference: H. Koizumi. 1972. New genera of trilobite family Phillipsidae from the Takakura-yama Group (Permian), Abukuma Massif in Japan. Earth Science (Chikyu Kagaku) 26:19-25
Parent taxon: Weaniinae according to D. K. Brezinski 2025
See also Engel and Morris 1989, Owens 2003 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amphiroaspis, Aprathia, Belgibole, Carbonocoryphe, Dechenelloides, Doublatia, Endops, Eowinterbergia, Evagena, Geigibole, Gitarra, Gracemerea, Hassiabole, Phillibolina, Pseudowaribole, Schizophillipsia, Spergenaspis, Thalabaria, Weania, Winterbergia, Pseudocyrtosymbole
Subtaxa: Nipponaspis miosilus Nipponaspis takaizumii
Type: Nipponaspis takaizumii
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Japan (1 collection)
• Carboniferous of Canada (1: Nunavut)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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