Pseudophillipsia (Carniphillipsia) dizluensis Ameri et al. 2017 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Full reference: H. Ameri, M. Yazdi, and A. Bahrami. 2017. Pseudophillipsia (Carniphillipsia) (Trilobite) from the Permian Jamal Formation, Isfahan, Iran. Journal of Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran 28:325-336

Belongs to Pseudophillipsia (Carniphillipsia) according to H. Ameri et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Pseudophillipsia (Carniphillipsia) caruancensis, Pseudophillipsia (Carniphillipsia) cooperationis, Pseudophillipsia (Carniphillipsia) intermedia, Pseudophillipsia (Carniphillipsia) kemerensis, Pseudophillipsia (Carniphillipsia) loricata, Pseudophillipsia (Carniphillipsia) ogivalis, Pseudophillipsia (Carniphillipsia) paffenholzi, Pseudophillipsia (Carniphillipsia) rotunda, Pseudophillipsia (Carniphillipsia) sagittalis, Pseudophillipsia (Carniphillipsia) savensis

Type specimen: EUIC 13282, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dizlu section, upper Jamal Formation, which is in a Wordian open shallow subtidal wackestone in the Jamal Formation of Iran.

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at Dizlu section, upper Jamal Formation

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