Phillipsiidae

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Phillipsiidae
Temporal range: Lower Mississippian–Late Permian
Nipponaspis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Proetida
Superfamily: Proetoidea
Family: Phillipsiidae
Oehlert, 1886

Phillipsiidae is a family of

Permian-Triassic extinction event in the latest Permian period.[1]

Phillipsiidae is sometimes defined as a subfamily, "Phillipsiinae," and usually placed within the family Proetidae. Jell & Adrain (2003) went so far as to lump Phillipsiidae into the family Proetidae, however other workers since like Lerosey-Aubril and Feist (2005) have continued to recognize Phillipsiidae as a distinct and separate family within Proetida.

Subfamilies

The following genera are included, divided among six subfamilies:

References

  1. ^ Gon III, S. M. "The Last Trilobites". Trilobites.info. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

Further reading

  • Bresinski, David K 2000. Lower Mississippian Trilobites from Southern New Mexico. Jour. Paleontology V74(6), 1043-1965

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