Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Ceraurinella necra

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Ceraurinella necra was named by Ludvigsen (1979) [Paratypes: GSC 44045-44058.]. Its type specimen is GSC 44044, a pygidium, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Whittaker Formation, Whittaker & Funeral Ranges, District of Mackenzie, which is in a Rocklandian/Kirkfieldian deep subtidal limestone in the Whittaker Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Ceraurinella necra Ludvigsen p. 26 figs. Pl. 10, figs. 11-13

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyCheirurinae
genusCeraurinella
speciesnecra

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Ceraurinella necra Ludvigsen 1979
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2009-06-09 12:23:31
Modified: 2010-01-13 06:01:42
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Rocklandian to the top of the Kirkfieldian or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Ceraurinella necra (type locality: 24635)