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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