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]

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

Species
  • 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
  1. "PROETIDA FACT SHEET". trilobites.info.
  2. "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.



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