Artiopoda - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Alternative combination: Diacoryphe palpebralifera
Full reference: G. Hahn, R. Hahn, and K. Gawlick. 1995. Phylogenie und Systematik von Diacoryphe und verwandten Gattungen (Trilobita; Unter-Karbon). Geologica et Palaeontologica 29:145-191
Belongs to Diacoryphe (Diacoryphe) according to J. Gandl et al. 2015
See also Hahn et al. 1995
Sister taxa: Diacoryphe (Diacoryphe) bicylindrica, Diacoryphe (Diacoryphe) gloriola, Diacoryphe (Diacoryphe) muehltalensis, Diacoryphe (Diacoryphe) pfeifferi, Diacoryphe (Diacoryphe) pygmaea, Diacoryphe (Diacoryphe) schoenlaubi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Pfaffenberg, Oberes Muehltal near Obernitz, south of Saalfeld, 6 delta, which is in a Hastarian carbonate limestone in the Gleitsch Formation of Germany
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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