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Cheirurus niagarensis

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Ceraurus niagarensis was named by Hall (1868).

It was recombined as Cheirurus niagarensis by Raymond (1916).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Ceraurus insignis Hall
1868Ceraurus niagarensis Hall
1916Cheirurus niagarensis Raymond p. 30

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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
genusCheirurusBeyrich 1845
speciesniagarensis(Hall 1868)

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.

Cheirurus niagarensis Hall 1868
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Invalid names: Ceraurus insignis Hall 1852 [synonym]
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 12:25:18
Modified: 2010-01-13 06:00:04
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Harrington et al. 1959

Age range: Sheinwoodian or 432.90000 to 430.60000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (New York) Cheirurus niagarensis (82584)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Tennessee) Cheirurus niagarensis (26788)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (New York) Cheirurus niagarensis (81906)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Illinois) Cheirurus niagarensis (24935 24936 24938 24939)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Wisconsin) Cheirurus niagarensis (24937)
Wenlock - Silurian432.9 - 419.62USA (Wisconsin) Cheirurus niagarensis (13069 13075 13104 13107)