Paraphillipsia

Paraphillipsia
Temporal range: Permian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Proetida
Family: Phillipsiidae
Subfamily: Cummingellinae
Genus: Paraphillipsia

Paraphillipsia is a genus of proetid trilobite in the family Phillipsiidae.[1][2] It is notable for being one of the last trilobites to go extinct during the Permian–Triassic extinction event.[3]

Species

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  • P. aglypta
  • P. inflata
  • P. karpinskyi
  • P. levigata
  • P. midlemissi
  • P. pahara
  • P. taurica[2] (synonymous with P. kussicum, P. anfensis, and P. netschaewi)[4]
  • P. vnweberi[2]

References

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  1. ^ "PROETIDA FACT SHEET". trilobites.info.
  2. ^ a b c "Paraphillipsia". Mindat.org.
  3. ^ "The Last Trilobites". trilobites.info.
  4. ^ Mychko, E. V. (2012). "Revision of trilobites of the genus Paraphillipsia Tumanskaya from the Permian Olistoliths of Crimea". Paleontol. J. 46 (6): 575–582. Bibcode:2012PalJ...46..575M. doi:10.1134/S003103011206007X.