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Hadromeros elongatus

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Cheirurus elongatus was named by Reed (1931). Its type specimen is HM A1074 [lectotype selected by Lane 1971], a pygidium, and it is a mold.

It was recombined as Hadromeros elongatus by Lane (1971).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. edgecombei, H. nuperus, H. scotti, H. welleri, H. xiushanensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Cheirurus elongatus Reed
1971Hadromeros elongatus Lane

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyCheirurinae
genusHadromerosLane 1971
specieselongatus(Reed 1931)

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.

†Hadromeros elongatus Reed 1931
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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: carnivoref
Created: 2009-06-11 14:43:11
Modified: 2012-08-27 07:38:08
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Rhuddanian to the top of the Aeronian or 443.10000 to 438.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5United Kingdom (Wales) Hadromeros elongatus (50264 50281)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Hadromeros elongatus (188532 188533)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6United Kingdom (Scotland) Hadromeros elongatus (188534 188535)