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Ceraurus

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Ceraurus Green
1925Ceraurus Warburg
1933Ceraurus Phleger, Jr. p. 14
1941Ceraurus Whittington p. 498
1964Ceraurus (Eoceraurus) Esker p. 201
1964Ceraurus (Eoceraurus) Esker, III p. 201
1989Bufoceraurus Hessin
2002Bufoceraurus Jell and Adrain p. 351
2002Ceraurus Jell and Adrain p. 356
2002Bufoceraurus Sepkoski
2002Ceraurus Sepkoski

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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
genusCeraurusGreen 1832

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.

G. †Ceraurus Green 1832
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Subg. †Ceraurus (Pseudosphaerexochus) Schmidt 1881
†Ceraurus angustus Raymond 1925
†Ceraurus blussoni Ludvigsen 1979
†Ceraurus gabrielsi Ludvigsen 1979
†Ceraurus globulobatus Bradley 1930
†Ceraurus granulosus Raymond and Barton 1913
†Ceraurus hirsuitus Ludvigsen 1979
†Ceraurus hudsoni Raymond 1905
†Ceraurus infrequens Phleger, Jr. 1933
†Ceraurus intermedia Kielan 1955
†Ceraurus latifrons Warburg 1925
†Ceraurus mackenziensis Ludvigsen 1979
†Ceraurus maewestoides Ludvigsen 1979
†Ceraurus matranseris Sinclair 1947
†Ceraurus milleranus Miller and Gurley 1897
†Ceraurus ruidus Cooper 1953
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Invalid names: Ceraurus (Eoceraurus) trapezoidalis Esker, III 1964 [synonym], Ceraurus breviceps Cooper 1953 [synonym], Ceraurus convexus Cooper 1953 [synonym]
†Ceraurus serratus Ludvigsen 1979
†Ceraurus tenuicornis Raymond 1925
†Ceraurus tuberosus Troedsson 1928
†Ceraurus whittingtoni Evitt 1953
Invalid names: Bufoceraurus Hessin 1989 [synonym], Eoceraurus Esker, III 1964 [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
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959).g
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: base of the Kunda to the top of the Richmondian or 469.10000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (180 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2USA (Tennessee) C. sp. (319)
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2USA (New York) C. pleurexanthemus (181523) C. pleuxanthemus (181525 181528 181529 181530 181531 181532 181533 181534) C. sp. (333 334 335 430)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) C. sp. (312 314)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) C. hudsoni (172321)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Vermont) C. sp. (175904)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) C. hudsoni (103009 103311)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Nevada) C. sp. (301)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (California) C. infrequens (205649)
Kunda469.1 - 464.3Sweden C. ornatus (188219) C. sp. (188294)
Llandeilo - Aurelucian461.1 - 456.6United Kingdom (Scotland) C. proicens (182194 182196)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8Canada (Northwest Territories) C. hirsuitus (102271 102272)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8Canada (Newfoundland) C. cetus, C. sp. (192738)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Tennessee) C. sp. (1687 1705 1896 1934 1939 1960)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Wisconsin) C. plattinensis (55651) C. sp. (55472 55474)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) C. pleurexanthemus (26276) C. sp. (336 64477 64478 64479 64480 64482 64561 64563)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Virginia) C. sp. (326)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Virginia) C. sp. (343)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Missouri) C. pleurexanthemus (175724)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) C. pleurexanthemus (26175 26188 26191)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Virginia) C. sp. (76338 105203)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (British Columbia) C. sp. (35426 192184)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) C. sp. (86005)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (New York) C. pleurexanthemus (104599 104602 104605 104606 104616 104627)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (Tennessee) C. sp. (86099 86108 86111 86124 86130)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (Virginia) C. sp. (76082 85579 85580 85582 85751)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (Nevada) C. sp. (104497 104499)
Shermanian - Edenian457.3 - 450.2Canada (Northwest Territories) C. milleranus, C. maewestoides (24637)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) C. pleurexanthemus (55999)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) C. ruidus (23892)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) C. gabrielsi, C. blussoni (24631)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) C. hirsuitus (24634)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) C. pleurexanthemus, C. bispinosus (26192)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) C. sp. (1940 1941 1956 1958)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Iowa/Wisconsin) C. plattinensis (23116 23117)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) C. tuberosus (24635)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) C. pleurexanthemus (23799 23800 23801 23803 23804 23805 23806)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois) C. pleurexanthemus, C. globulobatus (154952)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) C. pleurexanthemus (26272)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) C. pleurexanthemus (23092 23278 23279)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) C. sp. (25313 25314 25315 25316 25317 25318)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) C. pleurexanthemus (5351) C. sp. (1953)
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) C. pleurexanthemus (81308)
Blackriveran - Caradoc457.3 - 449.5Canada (Northwest Territories) C. sp. (25303 25304 25305 25311 25312)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Sweden (Dalarne) C. latifrons (73411 73855)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (New York) C. pleurexanthemus (432 76089 76090 181519 181521 181522) C. pleuxanthemus (181526) C. sp. (433)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Missouri) C. globulobatus (154953)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) C. pleurexanthemus (26263 26271 26273) C. sp. (26267)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Québec) C. sp. (192336)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) C. sp. (34563)
Chatfieldian - Edenian453.8 - 450.2Canada (Nunavut) C. horridus, C. sp. (24116)
Chatfieldian - Edenian453.8 - 450.2USA (Virginia) C. whittingtoni (105204)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Canada (Ontario) Bufoceraurus sp., C. sp., C. maewestoides (228229)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Quebec) C. matranseris (163832 163862 163863 163864 163865 163866 192340)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Northwest Territories) C. mackenziensis (24636) C. tuberosus (192139)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) C. sp. (383)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) C. pleurexanthemus (23807)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) C. pleurexanthemus (23280)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Kentucky) C. sp. (72998 192306)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) C. pleurexanthemus (23282)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) C. pleurexanthemus (23810)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) C. pleurexanthemus (26293 26294)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) C. sp. (26943)
Edenian - Gamachian451.0 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) C. sp. (37795)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Ohio) C. sp. (388 72890)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) C. sp. (72701 72702 72770 72795)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) C. milleranus (5374)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Iowa) C. sp. (26683)
Maysvillian - Ashgill450.2 - 443.1USA (Ohio) C. sp. (390)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Nevada) Ceraurus indet. sp. 3 (78050) Ceraurus indet. sp.1 (78048)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Iowa) C. sp. (13260)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Northwest Territories) C. horridus, C. sp. (188770)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) C. sp. (72930)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Minnesota) C. pleurexanthemus (358)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) C. sp. (223276)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Indiana) C. sp. (373 72433)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Michigan) C. simmonsi (26312 26313 26314)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) C. binodosus, C. sp. (37790)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Nevada) C. sp. (359)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) C. sp. a (13131)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1China (Shaanxi) C. sp. (80678)