Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Full reference: G. Hahn, R. Hahn, and C. Brauckmann. 1986. Die Trilobiten des belgischen Kohlenkalkes (Unter-Karbon). 8. Mahaiella, Paladin und Witryides. Geologica et Palaeontologica 20:87-111

Parent taxon: Ditomopyginae according to G. Hahn et al. 1986

See also Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthophillipsia, Acropyge, Ameura, Ampulliglabella, Anisopyge, Delaria, Ditomopyge, Dudu, Hentigia, Iranaspidion, Jimbokranion, Kaskia, Kulmiella, Microphillipsia, Novoameura, Permoproetus, Pseudophillipsia, Sevillia, Simulopaladin, Timoraspis, Vidria, Waideggula

Subtaxa: Witryides rosmerta

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Type: Witryides rosmerta

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at Tournai, Steinbruch von Milieu (Carboniferous of Belgium)

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