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Cybelurus occidentalis

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Encrinuridae

Taxonomy
Cybelurus occidentalis was named by Dean (1973) [Paratypes: GSC 29342-45, 31605.]. Its type specimen is GSC 29340, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a mold. Its type locality is GSC loc. 54076. District of Mackenzie, Keele Range, which is in a Llanvirn carbonate limestone in the Esbataottine Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Cybelurus occidentalis Dean p. 10 figs. Pl. 2, figs. 2, 9, 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyEncrinuridaeAngelin 1854
subfamilyCybelinaeHolliday 1942
genusCybelurusLevitsky 1962
speciesoccidentalis

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: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2009-06-11 14:51:52
Modified: 2009-06-11 16:52:10
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Llanvirn or 468.00000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Cybelurus occidentalis (type locality: 25753 103360)