Cummingella carringtonensis Etheridge and Woodward 1883 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Alternative combination: Griffithides carringtonensis

Synonym: Cummingella balladoolensis Reed 1942

Belongs to Cummingella according to H. Osmólska 1970

See also Reed 1942

Sister taxa: Cummingella (Cummingella), Cummingella boikoi, Cummingella jonesi, Cummingella laticaudata

Type specimens:

  • Cummingella carringtonensis: GSM No 103111, a pygidium.
  • Cummingella balladoolensis: HMG A 3704, a cephalon/head.

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Belgium (2 collections), Germany (1), the United Kingdom (6)

Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences

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