Trilobita - 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 R. M. Owens 2003
See also Engel and Morris 1989 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amphiroaspis, Belgibole, Carbonocoryphe, Doublatia, Endops, Eowinterbergia, Evagena, Geigibole, Gracemerea, Hassiabole, Pseudowaribole, 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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