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Cummingellinae β
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| Rank | subfamily (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Cummingellinae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 347 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Proetidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | deposit feeder (based on Proetida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. M. Owens. 2003. The stratigraphical distribution and extinctions of Permian trilobites. Special Papers in Palaeontology 70:377-397 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Bedicella β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 299 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Cummingella β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 36 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 293 Ma Permian | |
| Paraphillipsia β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Persia β genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1967 | Cummingellinae Hahn and Hahn |
| 2003 | Cummingellinae Owens p. 380 |
References
| Owens R. M. (2003) The stratigraphical distribution and extinctions of Permian trilobites, Special Papers in Palaeontology 70, 377-397 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
