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Ceraurus blussoni

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Ceraurus blussoni was named by Ludvigsen (1979) [Paratypes: GSC 44130-44141]. Its type specimen is GSC 44129, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is District of Mackenzie Ceraurus gabrielsi zone, which is in a Blackriveran carbonate limestone in the Sunblood, Esbataottine Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Ceraurus blussoni Ludvigsen p. 32 figs. Pl. 13, figs. 9-11

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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
speciesblussoni

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.

Ceraurus blussoni Ludvigsen 1979
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Harrington et al. 1959

Age range: Blackriveran or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Ceraurus blussoni (type locality: 24631)