Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Full reference: W. R. Evitt. 1953. Observations on the trilobite Ceraurus. Journal of Paleontology 27(1):33-48
Belongs to Ceraurus according to W. R. Evitt 1953
Sister taxa: Ceraurus (Pseudosphaerexochus), Ceraurus angustus, Ceraurus blussoni, Ceraurus gabrielsi, Ceraurus globulobatus, Ceraurus granulosus, Ceraurus hirsuitus, Ceraurus hudsoni, Ceraurus infrequens, Ceraurus intermedia, Ceraurus latifrons, Ceraurus mackenziensis, Ceraurus maewestoides, Ceraurus matranseris, Ceraurus milleranus, Ceraurus pleurexanthemus, Ceraurus ruidus, Ceraurus serratus, Ceraurus tenuicornis, Ceraurus tuberosus, Bufoceraurus bispinosus
Type specimen: USNM 116692a, a pygidium
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (2: Virginia collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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