Cummingellinae
Subfamily of trilobites
Cummingellinae Temporal range: Tournaisian–Changhsingian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Cummingella belisama, 18 mm | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | †Trilobita |
Order: | †Proetida |
Family: | †Phillipsiidae |
Subfamily: | †Cummingellinae Hahn and Hahn, 1967 |
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Cummingellinae is a subfamily of trilobites in the family Phillipsiidae.[1][2] They were common in shallow waters in the early Carboniferous of Europe.[3] One of the last genera of trilobite, Paraphillipsia, was a cummingelline, making this group one of the last trilobites.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Cummingellinae". Mindat.org.
- ^ a b "Cummingellinae". Paleobiology Database.
- ^ Lerosey-Aubril, Rudy; Feast, Raimund (2012). "Quantitative Approach to Diversity and Decline in Late Palaeozoic Trilobites". Earth and Life. pp. 535–555. doi:10.1007/978-90-481-3428-1_16. ISBN 978-90-481-3427-4.
- ^ "The Last Trilobites". trilobites.info.
External links
- Proetida Fact Sheet
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