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Ceraurinus

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Ceraurinus was named by Barton (1913) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m O Ashg-u Sepkoski's reference number: 795].

It was assigned to Cheirurinae by Ludvigsen (1977); to Cheiruridae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Ceraurinus Barton
1954Remipyga Whittington p. 125
1977Ceraurinus Ludvigsen p. 963
2002Ceraurinus Jell and Adrain p. 356
2002Remipyga Jell and Adrain p. 439
2002Ceraurinus Sepkoski
2002Remipyga Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyCheirurinae
genusCeraurinusBarton 1913

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. †Ceraurinus Barton 1913
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†Ceraurinus daedalus Cox 1933
†Ceraurinus glabra Whittington 1954
†Ceraurinus icarus Billings 1860
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Invalid names: Ceraurinus elongatus Schuchert and Cooper 1930 [synonym]
†Ceraurinus marginatus Barton 1913
†Ceraurinus platycanthus Bradley 1930
Invalid names: Remipyga Whittington 1954 [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
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 21:07:41
Modified: 2010-01-13 06:01:19
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Llandeilo to the top of the Richmondian or 461.10000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (74 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (SiChuan) C. sp. (7951)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) C. sp. (9299)
Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) C. sp. (9304)
Llandeilo - Caradoc461.1 - 449.5China (GanSu) C. sp. (20763)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0China (GanSu) C. sp. (8550)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8Russian Federation (Siberia) C. icarus (205386 205559) C. sp. (206170)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Russian Federation (Siberia) C. sp. (9302 9305)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) C. sp. (64479 64480)
Shermanian - Edenian457.3 - 450.2Canada (Northwest Territories) C. serratus (24637)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) C. sp. (24635)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) C. marginatus (26272)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) C. icarus (23092)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois) C. platycanthus (154952)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Remipyga sp., Remipyga daedalus (25313 25314 25315 25316 25317 25318)
Wildernessian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Remipyga sp. (26952)
Haljala456.8 - 453.9Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) C. icarus (204671)
Haljala - Nabala456.8 - 449.9Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) C. icarus (204674 204681 204682 204905 204915) C. sp. (204816)
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (Jiangxi) C. zhuzhaiensis (192821 210140)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) C. frontonis (205626) C. sp. (9311 205627)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Portugal (Coimbra) C. meridianus (276231)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) C. icarus (204795 204809)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) C. icarus (23280 23281)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Northwest Territories) C. serratus (24636 192139)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) C. icarus (23808 23809)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Quebec) C. marginatus (163865)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) C. icarus (23282)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) C. icarus (23810)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) C. serratus, C. sp. (192143)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) C. confluens, C. marginatus (26293)
Edenian - Gamachian451.0 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) C. elongatus (37796)
Maysvillian - Richmondian450.2 - 445.5USA (Colorado) C. icarus (10389)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Indiana) C. icarus (72447 72459)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Northwest Territories) C. daedalus (188770)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) C. marginatus (173335)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) C. icarus (173990 174027 223276)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Nevada) C. icarus (78050)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) C. icarus (5326) C. sp. (395)
Richmondian - Ashgill449.6 - 443.1USA (Ohio) C. sp. (392 393 394)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) C. icarus, C. elongatus (37790)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) C. sp. (54135) Remipyga icarus, Ceraurinella elongatus (13131)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Alaska) Remipyga sp. (100359)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Québec) Remipyga sp. (24972 24975)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Nevada) C. sp. (359)
Ashgill - Llandovery449.5 - 432.9Canada (Québec) C. sp., C. icarus (24453 24505)