Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Full reference: J. H. Bradley. 1930. The fauna of the Kimmswick limestone of Missouri and Illinois. Contributions from the Walker Museum, University of Chicago 2(6):219-290
Belongs to Ceraurus according to P. J. Lespérance and D. Desbiens 1995
See also Bradley 1930
Sister taxa: Ceraurus (Pseudosphaerexochus), Ceraurus angustus, Ceraurus blussoni, Ceraurus gabrielsi, 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, Ceraurus whittingtoni, Bufoceraurus bispinosus
Type specimen: UC 20709A, a cephalon/head (inner mold of incomplete cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (2: Illinois, Missouri collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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