Nipponaspis Temporal range:
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N. takaizumii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Trilobita
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Order: | Proetida
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Family: | Phillipsiidae
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Genus: | Nipponaspis Koizumi, 1972
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Type species | |
Nipponaspis takaizumii Koizumi, 1972[1]
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Nipponaspis is a genus of proetid trilobite belonging to the family Phillipsiidae. Fossils of the various species are found in Middle Permian-aged marine strata of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, China, Korea, and Alaska.