†Kathwaia caucasica Weber 1944 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Alternative combination: Proetus girtyi caucasica
Synonym: Kathwaia capitorosa Grant 1966
Belongs to Kathwaia according to E. Mychko 2025
See also Grant 1966
Sister taxon: Kathwaia girtyi
Type specimens:
- Kathwaia caucasica: CNIGRmuseum 88/5217, a pygidium
- Kathwaia capitorosa: USNM 145320, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Kathwai-Kushab Road (5.5 miles S of Kathwai), Salt Range, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine shale/limestone in the Wargal Formation of Pakistan.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Pakistan (1 collection), the Russian Federation (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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