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''Cummingella'' is a genus of proetid
trilobite Trilobites (; meaning "three lobes") are extinct marine arthropods that form the class Trilobita. Trilobites form one of the earliest-known groups of arthropods. The first appearance of trilobites in the fossil record defines the base of the At ...
in the family
Phillipsiidae Phillipsiidae is a family of proetid trilobites, the various genera of which comprise some of the last of the trilobites, with a range that extended from the Kinderhookian epoch of the Lower Mississippian, to the end of Changhsingian age at Pe ...
that lived from the earliest Carboniferous until the last species' extinction in the
Middle Permian The Guadalupian is the second and middle series/epoch of the Permian. The Guadalupian was preceded by the Cisuralian and followed by the Lopingian. It is named after the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico and Texas, and dates between 272.95 ± 0. ...
. Fossils have been found in corresponding marine strata of Western Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States.


Distribution

* ''C. arbizui'' was found in the Lower Carboniferous of Spain (
Tournaisian The Tournaisian is in the ICS geologic timescale the lowest stage or oldest age of the Mississippian, the oldest subsystem of the Carboniferous. The Tournaisian age lasted from Ma to Ma. It is preceded by the Famennian (the uppermost stage ...
, Perna Formation, 1.450 m SSE of Cerro de Perna, 5 km SE of Aliseda, Cáceres). * ''C. auge'', ''C. carringtonensis'', ''C. insulae'', and ''C. tuberculigenata'' occur at the Lower Carboniferous of the United Kingdom ( Asbian, Bee Low Limestones Formation, Treak Cliff, England). * ''C. auge'' was excavated from the earliest Carboniferous of the Czech Republic (Tournaisian, ''
Scaliognathus anchoralis Mississippian may refer to: *Mississippian (geology), a subperiod of the Carboniferous period in the geologic timescale, roughly 360 to 325 million years ago *Mississippian culture, a culture of Native American mound-builders from 900 to 1500 AD ...
''-conodont zone, Brezina Formation, near Mokra village) and Germany (Tournaisian, Erdbach Limestone Formation, quarry at north-western margin of Steeden, Hessen; and quarry and slope at the Iberg-Winterberg, Bad Grund, Harz, Lower Saxony). * ''C. belisama'' is present in the Lower Carboniferous of Belgium (Tournaisian; Carrières Gauthier-Wincqz Soignies, Carrières Cimescaut, Antoing, Modave Shale, Huy, Carrière do Clypot, Neufville-lez-Soignies; Hainaut) and the Netherlands (
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, Amsterdam). * ''C. boikoi'' is known from the Lower Permian of the Russian Federation (
Sakmarian In the geologic timescale, the Sakmarian is an age or stage of the Permian. It is a subdivision of the Cisuralian Epoch or Series. The Sakmarian lasted between 293.52 and million years ago (Ma). It was preceded by the Asselian and followed by t ...
, Tastuba quarry, Voznesenka, Bashkortostan). * ''C. carringtonensis'' has been found in the Lower Carboniferous of Belgium (
Viséan The Visean, Viséan or Visian is an age in the ICS geologic timescale or a stage in the stratigraphic column. It is the second stage of the Mississippian, the lower subsystem of the Carboniferous. The Visean lasted from to Ma. It follows the ...
; Tournaisian, Heibaart, Louenhout), Germany (Velbert "Am Wasserfall"). and the United Kingdom (Asbian, Hopedale Limestones Formation, Gateham Hill, England; and Benburb type section (Viséan, Gorestown Mudstone Member, Blackstokes Limestone Formation, Northern Ireland). * ''C. jonesii'' comes from earliest Carboniferous of France (Tournaisian, Mitzach, Southern Vosges, Alsace) and Germany (Ratingen; Sondern, quarry east of Sondern). * ''C. laticaudata'' occurs in the Lower Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (Viséan, Monsal Dale Limestones Formation, Mich Low, England). * ''C. raniceps'' is present in the Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (Visean, Milldale Limestone Formation, Thorpe Cloud, England). * ''C. slovenica'' occurs in the Lower Permian of Slovenia (
Asselian In the geologic timescale, the Asselian is the earliest geochronologic age or lowermost chronostratigraphic stage of the Permian. It is a subdivision of the Cisuralian Epoch or Series. The Asselian lasted between and million years ago (Ma). It ...
, Dovžan Gorge Formation, Na Peceh, north of Jesenice,
Karawanks The Karawanks or Karavankas or Karavanks ( sl, Karavanke; german: Karawanken, ) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps on the border between Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: ...
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Taxonomy

''C. zephyr'' = ''Bedicella zephyr''


References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5194105 Philipsidae Proetida genera Carboniferous trilobites Permian trilobites Fossils of Belgium Fossils of the Czech Republic Fossils of France Fossils of Germany Fossils of the Netherlands Fossils of Slovenia Fossils of Spain Fossils of Russia Fossils of Great Britain Fossils of the United States Late Devonian first appearances Late Devonian animals Cisuralian genus extinctions