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Cheirurus patens

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Cheirurus patens Raymond p. 37

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusCheirurusBeyrich 1845
speciespatens

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 patens Raymond 1916
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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 12:25:18
Modified: 2010-01-13 06:00:04
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Ludlow or 433.40000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Illinois) Cheirurus patens (24943)