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Cummingellinae

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Subfamily of trilobites

Cummingellinae
Temporal range: Tournaisian–Changhsingian PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Cummingella belisama, 18 mm
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Proetida
Family: Phillipsiidae
Subfamily: Cummingellinae
Hahn and Hahn, 1967
Genera

Cummingellinae is a subfamily of trilobites in the family Phillipsiidae. They were common in shallow waters in the early Carboniferous of Europe. One of the last genera of trilobite, Paraphillipsia, was a cummingelline, making this group one of the last trilobites.

References

  1. ^ "Cummingellinae". Mindat.org.
  2. ^ "Cummingellinae". Paleobiology Database.
  3. 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.
  4. "The Last Trilobites". trilobites.info.

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Taxon identifiers
Cummingellinae


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