†Acanthophillipsia felicitae Fortey and Heward 2015 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - 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
Belongs to Acanthophillipsia according to R. A. Fortey and A. P. Heward 2015
Sister taxa: Acanthophillipsia abnormis, Acanthophillipsia abrota, Acanthophillipsia densigranulata, Acanthophillipsia granulosa, Acanthophillipsia guiyangensis
Type specimen: NHMUKPI It 29107, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is WKJ, Wadi Khawr al Jaramah, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in Oman.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution: found only at WKJ, Wadi Khawr al Jaramah
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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