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Griffithidella caballeroensis

Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae

Taxonomy
Griffithidella caballeroensis was named by Brezinski (2000). Its type specimen is CM 45983 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Indian Wells Canyon, Alamogordo, Caballero Formation, Otero, which is in a Kinderhookian offshore shelf wackestone in the Caballero Formation of New Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Griffithidella caballeroensis Brezinski pp. 1058 - 1059 figs. 9.1–9.4, 9.6, 9.7

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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
genusGriffithidellaHessler 1965
speciescaballeroensis

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. K. Brezinski 2000Glabella narrow, elongate, constricted between large palpebral lobes, L1 ellipitical, S2–S3, distinct, dorsal furrow narrow, hightly sinuous, outer edge of cephalic border sharp. Short pygidium, with distinctly smooth border, and border furrow.
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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Kinderhookian to the top of the Osagean or 358.90000 to 343.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (New Mexico) Griffithidella caballeroensis (type locality: 64752 64753)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (New Mexico) Griffithidella caballeroensis (64755)