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Griffithidinae

Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Taxonomy
Griffithidinae was named by Hupé (1953).

It was assigned to Phillipsiidae by Hahn et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Griffithidinae Hupé
2012Griffithidinae Hahn et al. p. 60

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyPhillipsiidaeOehlert 1886
subfamilyGriffithidinaeHupé 1953
subfamilyGriffithidinaeHupé 1953

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.

Subfm. †Griffithidinae Hupé 1953
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G. †Cyphinioides Reed 1942
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G. †Griffithides Portlock 1843
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G. †Eocyphinium Reed 1942
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†Eocyphinium seminiferum Phillips 1836
Invalid names: Metaphillipsia Reed 1943 [synonym]
Subg. †Griffithides (Griffithides) Portlock 1843
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Subg. †Griffithides (Particeps) Reed 1943
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†Griffithides acanthiceps Woodward 1884
†Griffithides ornatus Vogdes 1895
†Griffithides pustulosus Snider 1915
G. †Paragriffithides Reed 1943
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†Paragriffithides japonicus Kobayashi and Hamada 1980
G. †Particeps Reed 1943
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†Particeps scoticus Reed 1943
†Particeps scoticus minimus Osmólska 1970
G. †Parvidumus Kobayashi and Hamada 1980
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†Parvidumus cernunnos Hahn et al. 1984
†Parvidumus densigranulatus Kobayashi and Hamada 1980
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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Fortey and Owens 1999

Age range: base of the Osagean to the top of the Roadian or 352.00000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (62 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Iowa) Griffithides sp. (3339)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Indiana) Griffithides sp. (224227 224231)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Arizona) Griffithides sp. (124289)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Alaska) Griffithides sp. (112171 112176 112178)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Arizona) Griffithides sp. (123798 124253 124254)
Ivorian353.8 - 346.7Belgium Cyphinioides taranis (37123) Eocyphinium smertrios (37127) Griffithides longispinus (37124) Parvidumus cernunnos (42553)
Ivorian353.8 - 346.7Czech Republic Griffithides claviger (42547)
Ivorian353.8 - 346.7Spain (Cáceres) Griffithides ibericus (37218)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (Kentucky) Griffithides sp. (59889)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (Indiana) Griffithides sp. (551 567)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0United Kingdom (England) Eocyphinium clitheroensis (5961)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Indiana) Griffithides sp. (556)
Holkerian - Brigantian346.7 - 330.9Japan Parvidumus densigranulatus (218837 218838)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Belgium Griffithides acanthiceps (37131)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Poland Griffithides acanthiceps (42474)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Germany Griffithides longispinus, Griffithides belenus (37578)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Japan (Okayama-ken) Paragriffithides japonicus (79495)
Visean346.7 - 330.9United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Griffithides longiceps (42545) Griffithides longispinus, Griffithides longiceps (37572)
Visean346.7 - 330.9United Kingdom Griffithides longispinus (37318)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Kentucky) Griffithides sp. (2713)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5Canada (Alberta) Griffithides sp. (62394 62396)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Alaska) Griffithides megalopos (132287)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0United Kingdom (England) Eocyphinium castletonensis, Griffithides acanthiceps (5966) Griffithides longiceps (5994) Griffithides seminiferus (5995)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0United Kingdom Griffithides acanthiceps (42475 42476) Griffithides longiceps (42544)
Asbian - Brigantian340.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (England) Griffithides acanthiceps (28383)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (England) Eocyphinium breve (5967) Eocyphinium seminiferum (229167) Griffithides whitewatsoni (5968)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom Griffithides scoticus (42844)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Metaphillipsia sp. (6956)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Arizona) Griffithides sp. (124256)
Late/Upper Mississippian330.9 - 323.2USA (Alaska) Griffithides sp. (112170 112182)
Namurian330.9 - 318.7United Kingdom (England) Particeps scoticus (218840)
Early/Lower Pennsylvanian323.2 - 315.2USA (California) Griffithides sp. (229444)
Early/Lower Pennsylvanian323.2 - 315.2USA (Nevada) Griffithides ornatus (229445) Griffithides sp. (229428)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Alaska) Griffithides majus (132285)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Kansas) Griffithides sp. (926 982)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Russian Federation Griffithides uralicus (196389)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Alaska) Griffithides sp. (109345)
Permian298.9 - 251.902USA (Alaska) Griffithides sp. (112204 112227)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Ukraine Griffithides sp. 1, Griffithides sp. 2, Griffithides sp. 3, Griffithides sp. 4 (119279)
Roadian - Wordian272.3 - 264.28USA (California) Griffithides nosonensis (105657)