Artiopoda - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Full reference: J. M. Weller. 1936. Carboniferous trilobite genera. Journal of Paleontology 10(8):704-714
Parent taxon: Ditomopyginae according to D. K. Brezinski 2025
See also Brezinski 2008, Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthophillipsia, Acropyge, Ameura, Ampulliglabella, Anisopyge, Carniphillipsia, Delaria, Ditomopyge, Dudu, Hentigia, Iranaspidion, Jimbokranion, Kaskia, Kulmiella, Microphillipsia, Neokaskia, Novoameura, Permoproetus, Pseudophillipsia, Sevillia, Simulopaladin, Thigriffides, Timoraspis, Triproetus, Vidria, Waideggula, Weberides, Witryides
Subtaxa: Paladin bairdensis Paladin bakewellensis Paladin derbiensis Paladin eichwaldi shunnerensis Paladin helmsensis Paladin iwaizakiensis Paladin maillieuxi Paladin morrowensis Paladin mucronatus Paladin opisthops Paladin veeravurusi
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (1 collection), Japan (2)
• Namurian of Belgium (1)
• Carboniferous of Belgium (5), Germany (2), Spain (3), Thailand (3), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (95: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Iowa, Montana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 115 collections including 116 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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