Ceraurinella brevispina Ludvigsen 1979 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Full reference: R. Ludvigsen. 1979. A trilobite zonation of Middle Ordovician rocks, southwestern District of Mackenzie. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 312:1-98

Belongs to Ceraurinella according to R. Ludvigsen 1979

Sister taxa: Ceraurinella biformis, Ceraurinella chondra, Ceraurinella frequens, Ceraurinella intermedia, Ceraurinella kasachstanica, Ceraurinella kingstoni, Ceraurinella latipyga, Ceraurinella longispina, Ceraurinella media, Ceraurinella nahanniensis, Ceraurinella necra, Ceraurinella oepiki, Ceraurinella polydorus, Ceraurinella pompilia, Ceraurinella scofieldi, Ceraurinella seriata, Ceraurinella tenuisculptus, Ceraurinella typa, Ceraurinella zhoui

Type specimen: GSC 44059, a pygidium

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (3: Northwest Territories collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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