Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Alternative combination: Iranaspidion sagittalis
Full reference: T. Kobayashi and T. Hamada. 1978. Two new late upper Permian trilobites from central Iran. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B 54(4):157-162
Belongs to Pseudophillipsia (Carniphillipsia) according to H. Ameri et al. 2017
See also Fortey and Heward 2015, Kobayashi and Hamada 1978, Kobayashi and Hamada 1984 and Lerosey-Aubril 2012
Sister taxa: Pseudophillipsia (Carniphillipsia) caruancensis, Pseudophillipsia (Carniphillipsia) cooperationis, Pseudophillipsia (Carniphillipsia) dizluensis, Pseudophillipsia (Carniphillipsia) intermedia, Pseudophillipsia (Carniphillipsia) kemerensis, Pseudophillipsia (Carniphillipsia) loricata, Pseudophillipsia (Carniphillipsia) ogivalis, Pseudophillipsia (Carniphillipsia) paffenholzi, Pseudophillipsia (Carniphillipsia) rotunda, Pseudophillipsia (Carniphillipsia) savensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Hambast Valley section MK, horizon K63, Abadeh, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in the Surmaq Formation of Iran
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Iran (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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