Artiopoda - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Alternative combinations: Neogriffithides pulchella, Phillipsia pulchella
Full reference: G. G. Gemmellaro. 1890. I Crostacei dei Calcari con Fusulina della Valle del Fiume Sosio nella Provincia di Palermo in Sicilia. Memorie della Società Italiana delle Scienze 8(1):1-40
Belongs to Neogriffithides according to U. Lemke 2020
See also Gemmellaro 1890, Greco 1935 and Tumanskaya 1935
Sister taxa: Neogriffithides almensis, Neogriffithides extremorientalis, Neogriffithides gemmellaroi, Neogriffithides imbricatus, Neogriffithides ismailensis, Neogriffithides pecencis, Neoproetus (Siciliproetus) sicula
Type specimen: Its type locality is Pietra di Salomone, calcare compatto, Sosio, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in Italy
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Italy (1 collection), Ukraine (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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