Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Alternative combinations: Ceraurinus polydorus, Cheirurus polydorus
Belongs to Ceraurinella according to H. B. Whittington 1965
See also Raymond 1925
Sister taxa: Ceraurinella biformis, Ceraurinella brevispina, Ceraurinella chondra, Ceraurinella frequens, Ceraurinella intermedia, Ceraurinella kasachstanica, Ceraurinella kingstoni, Ceraurinella latipyga, Ceraurinella longispina, Ceraurinella media, Ceraurinella nahanniensis, Ceraurinella necra, Ceraurinella oepiki, Ceraurinella pompilia, Ceraurinella scofieldi, Ceraurinella seriata, Ceraurinella tenuisculptus, Ceraurinella typa, Ceraurinella zhoui
Type specimen: GSC 685 (lectotype), a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (2: Newfoundland and Labrador collections)
• Whiterockian of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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