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Ceraurus pleurexanthemus

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Ceraurus pleurexanthemus was named by Green (1832).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. cetus, C. horridus, C. proicens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Ceraurus pleurexanthemus Green
1999Ceraurus pleurexanthemus Brett et al. p. 300 figs. 8.3, 8.5, 8.7
2020Ceraurus pleuxanthemus Wagner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusCeraurusGreen 1832
speciespleurexanthemusGreen 1832

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.

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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
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 12:24:18
Modified: 2010-01-13 06:00:28
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Harrington et al. 1959, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Ordovician to the top of the Caradoc or 471.30000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (52 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2USA (New York) Ceraurus pleurexanthemus (181523) Ceraurus pleuxanthemus (181525 181528 181529 181530 181531 181532 181533 181534)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Ceraurus pleurexanthemus (26276)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Missouri) Ceraurus pleurexanthemus (175724)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) Ceraurus pleurexanthemus (26175 26188 26191)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (New York) Ceraurus pleurexanthemus (104599 104602 104605 104606 104616 104627)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Ceraurus pleurexanthemus (55999)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Ceraurus pleurexanthemus (26192)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois) Ceraurus pleurexanthemus (154952)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Ceraurus pleurexanthemus (23092 23278 23279)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Ceraurus pleurexanthemus (26272)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Ceraurus pleurexanthemus (5351)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Ceraurus pleurexanthemus (23799 23800 23801 23803 23804 23805 23806)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Ceraurus pleurexanthemus (26263 26271 26273)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (New York) Ceraurus pleurexanthemus (432 76089 76090 181519 181521 181522) Ceraurus pleuxanthemus (181526)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) Ceraurus pleurexanthemus (23280)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) Ceraurus pleurexanthemus (23807)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Ceraurus pleurexanthemus (23810)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Ceraurus pleurexanthemus (23282)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Ceraurus pleurexanthemus (26293 26294)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Minnesota) Ceraurus pleurexanthemus (358)