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Ceraurus mackenziensis

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Ceraurus mackenziensis was named by Ludvigsen (1979) [Paratypes: GSC 40447, 40448, 44158-44169, 44171-44181, 44120]. Its type specimen is GSC 44156, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is District of Mackenzie Ceraurus mackenziensis zone, which is in an Edenian deep subtidal limestone in the Whittaker Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Ceraurus mackenziensis Ludvigsen p. 34 figs. Pl. 15, figs. 1-3

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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
speciesmackenziensis

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 mackenziensis 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: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959

Age range: Edenian or 451.00000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Ceraurus mackenziensis (type locality: 24636)