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Ceratocephala graffhami

Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae

Taxonomy
Ceratocephala graffhami was named by Shaw (1974). Its type specimen is OU 8095, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Ceratocephala graffhami Shaw p. 50 figs. Pl. 12, fig. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOdontopleuridaWhittington 1959
familyOdontopleuridaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyMiraspidinaeRichter and Richter 1917
genusCeratocephalaWarder 1838
speciesgraffhami

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-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 12:03:03
Modified: 2009-06-09 14:03:03
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 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Ceratocephala graffhami (23892)