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Ceraurus tuberosus

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Ceraurus tuberosus was named by Troedsson (1928).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Ceraurus tuberosus Troedsson p. 71

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusCeraurusGreen 1832
speciestuberosusTroedsson 1928

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 tuberosus Troedsson 1928
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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: Edenian or 451.00000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Ceraurus tuberosus (24635)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Ceraurus tuberosus (192139)