Ditomopyge scitulus Meek and Worthen 1865 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Alternative combinations: Griffithides scitulus, Phillipsia (Griffithides) scitulus

Belongs to Ditomopyge according to N. D. Newell 1931

See also Meek and Worthen 1865 and Raymond 1911

Sister taxa: Ditomopyge (Carniphillipsia), Ditomopyge amorni, Ditomopyge benkei, Ditomopyge bjornensis, Ditomopyge decurtata, Ditomopyge dereimsi, Ditomopyge fatmii, Ditomopyge granulata, Ditomopyge kumpani, Ditomopyge meridionalis, Ditomopyge ovalis, Ditomopyge scitula, Ditomopyge sichuanensis, Ditomopyge whitei, Ditomopyge yampupatensis

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Desmoinesian of United States (1: Kansas collection)

• Carboniferous of United States (2: Pennsylvania)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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