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Cheirurus marianus

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Cheirurus marianus was named by Verneuil and Barrande (1855). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Eccoptochile mariana by Verneuil and Barrande (1856) and Curtis (1961).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Cheirurus marianus Verneuil and Barrande
1856Eccoptochile mariana Verneuil and Barrande
1873Cheirurus guillieri Tromelin
1961Eccoptochile mariana Curtis

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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
genusCheirurusBeyrich 1845
speciesmarianusVerneuil and Barrande 1855

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 marianus Verneuil and Barrande 1855
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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: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959
Collections
No collection or age range data are available