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Griffithides acanthiceps

Artiopoda - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Taxonomy
Griffithides acanthiceps was named by Woodward (1884).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Griffithides acanthiceps Woodward

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyPhillipsiidaeOehlert 1886
subfamilyGriffithidinaeHupé 1953
genusGriffithides
speciesacanthicepsWoodward 1884

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Griffithides acanthiceps Woodward 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 02:34:58
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:34:58
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Asbian or 339.90000 to 335.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Visean346.7 - 330.3Poland Griffithides acanthiceps (42474)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom Griffithides acanthiceps (42475 42476)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (England) Griffithides acanthiceps (5966)
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) Griffithides acanthiceps (28383)