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Cybelurus

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Encrinuridae

Taxonomy
Cybelurus was named by Levitsky (1962) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u O Llde-u Sepkoski's reference number: 795].

It was assigned to Cybelinae by Evitt and Tripp (1977); to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Encrinuridae by Fortey and Droser (1999), Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species
C. brutoni, C. halo, C. mirus, C. occidentalis
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. altaicus, C. expansus, C. planus, C. sinensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Cybelurus Levitsky
1977Cybelurus Evitt and Tripp p. 142
1999Cybelurus Fortey and Droser p. 197
2002Cybelurus Jell and Adrain p. 362
2002Cybelurus 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
familyEncrinuridaeAngelin 1854
subfamilyCybelinaeHolliday 1942
genusCybelurusLevitsky 1962

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. †Cybelurus Levitsky 1962
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†Cybelurus brutoni Fortey 1980
†Cybelurus halo Fortey 1980
†Cybelurus mirus Billings 1865
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2009-06-11 14:51:52
Modified: 2009-06-11 16:52:10
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Rangerian to the top of the Whiterockian or 471.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rangerian471.3 - 470.3USA (Nevada) C. halo (104653 104654)
Dapingian - Darriwilian471.3 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) C. altaicus (205575)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Cybele mira (104807) Miracybele mira (104861)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Cybele mira (104813 104817) Miracybele mira (104862 104867)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Norway (Spitsbergen) C. brutoni (106478) C. halo, C. mirus (106480)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) C. altaicus (205568 205571 205573 205574)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Norway C. sp. (3180)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Canada (Northwest Territories) C. occidentalis (25753 103360)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Canada (Yukon) C. sp. (302)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (Guizhou) C. sinensis (188422 188425) C. sp. (188421)
Costonian458.2 - 457.2United Kingdom (Scotland) C. expansus (76076)
Aurelucian458.2 - 456.6United Kingdom (Scotland) C. expansus (181541)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8Russian Federation (Siberia) C. planus (206164) C. planus, C. sp. (206163)