Artiopoda - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Full reference: R. A. Fortey and A. P. Heward. 2015. A new, morphologically diverse Permian trilobite fauna from Oman. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 60:201-216
Parent taxon: Ditomopyginae according to D. K. Brezinski 2025
See also Fortey and Heward 2015
Sister taxa: Acanthophillipsia, Acropyge, Ameura, Ampulliglabella, Anisopyge, Carniphillipsia, Delaria, Ditomopyge, Dudu, Hentigia, Iranaspidion, Jimbokranion, Kaskia, Kulmiella, Microphillipsia, Neokaskia, Novoameura, Paladin, Permoproetus, Pseudophillipsia, Sevillia, Thigriffides, Timoraspis, Triproetus, Vidria, Waideggula, Weberides, Witryides
Subtaxa: Simulopaladin simulator Simulopaladin tridentifer
Type: Simulopaladin tridentifer
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Afghanistan (1 collection), Oman (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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