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Griffithides (Particeps)

Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Taxonomy
Griffithides (Particeps) was named by Reed (1943) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-u C Serp-l Sepkoski's reference number: 378].

It was reranked as Particeps by Jell and Adrain (2002), Sepkoski (2002), Brezinski (2007) and Hahn et al. (2012).

It was assigned to Griffithides by Reed (1943); to Proetida by Sepkoski (2002); to Proetidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Griffithidinae by Brezinski (2007) and Hahn et al. (2012).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Griffithides (Particeps) Reed
2002Particeps Jell and Adrain p. 477
2002Particeps Sepkoski
2007Particeps Brezinski pp. 741 - 742
2012Particeps Hahn et al. p. 60

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderProetidaFortey and Owens 1975
superfamilyProetoideaHawle and Corda 1847
familyPhillipsiidaeOehlert 1886
subfamilyGriffithidinaeHupé 1953
genusGriffithides
subgenusParticepsReed 1943

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.

Subg. †Griffithides (Particeps) Reed 1943
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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: Ivorian or 353.80000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ivorian353.8 - 346.7Spain (Cáceres) Griffithides ibericus (37218)