Artiopoda - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Alternative combination: Proetus bairdensis
Full reference: H. E. Wheeler. 1937. New trilobite species from the Anthracolithic of Northern California. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History 8(8):47-58
Belongs to Paladin according to Chamberlain 1969
See also Wheeler 1937
Sister taxa: Paladin bakewellensis, Paladin derbiensis, Paladin eichwaldi shunnerensis, Paladin helmsensis, Paladin iwaizakiensis, Paladin maillieuxi, Paladin morrowensis, Paladin mucronatus, Paladin opisthops, Paladin veeravurusi
Type specimen: LSJU 777-a, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is LSJU 1041, which is in a Moscovian marine shale in the Baird Formation of California.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (11: California collections)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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