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Particeps scoticus

Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Taxonomy
Griffithides (Particeps) scoticus was named by Reed (1943).

It was recombined as Particeps scoticus by Hahn et al. (2012).

Subspecies

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Griffithides (Particeps) scoticus Reed
2012Particeps scoticus 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
genusParticeps(Reed 1943)
speciesscoticus(Reed 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.

Particeps scoticus Reed 1943
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Particeps scoticus minimus Osmólska 1970
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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: Fortey and Owens 1999, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Brigantian to the top of the Namurian or 336.00000 to 318.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom Griffithides scoticus (42844)
Namurian330.9 - 318.7United Kingdom (England) Particeps scoticus (218840)