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Paragriffithides japonicus

Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Taxonomy
Paragriffithides japonicus was named by Kobayashi and Hamada (1980). Its type specimen is PAt 5946a, a pygidium, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hina Limestone near Hina, which is in a Visean reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Hina Limestone Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Paragriffithides japonicus Kobayashi and Hamada pp. 103 - 104 figs. Plate XXII, Figures 15-16; Text-figure 4H

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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
genusParagriffithidesReed 1943
speciesjaponicus

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.

Paragriffithides japonicus Kobayashi and Hamada 1980
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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: Visean or 346.70000 to 330.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Visean346.7 - 330.9Japan (Okayama-ken) Paragriffithides japonicus (type locality: 79495)