Ameropiltonia Brezinski 2000 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Parent taxon: Phillipsiinae according to D. K. Brezinski 2025

See also Brezinski 2000 and Jell and Adrain 2002

Sister taxa: Breviphillipsia, Elliptophillipsia, Eocyphinium, Erdbachaspis, Phillipsia, Piltonia

Subtaxa: Ameropiltonia lauradanae Ameropiltonia perplexa

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Type: Ameropiltonia lauradanae

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (7: Missouri, Montana, New Mexico collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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