Paragriffithides japonicus Kobayashi and Hamada 1980 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Full reference: T. Kobayashi and T. Hamada. 1980. Carboniferous trilobites of Japan in comparison with Asian, Pacific and other faunas. Palaeontological Society of Japan Special Papers 23:1-132

Belongs to Paragriffithides according to T. Kobayashi and T. Hamada 1980

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: PAt 5946a, a pygidium. Its type locality is Hina Limestone near Hina, which is in a Visean reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Hina Limestone Formation of Japan.

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution: found only at Hina Limestone near Hina

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