Cummingellinae

Cummingellinae
Temporal range: [1][2]
Cummingella belisama, 18 mm
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: †Artiopoda
Class: †Trilobita
Order: †Proetida
Family: †Phillipsiidae
Subfamily: †
Hahn and Hahn, 1967
Genera

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

  1. ^ a b "Cummingellinae". Mindat.org.
  2. ^ a b "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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