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Cerauroides orientalis

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Cerauroides orientalis was named by Kobayashi and Hamada (1973). Its type specimen is KPFM 16098 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Cerauroides orientalis Kobayashi and Hamada p. 85

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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
genusCerauroidesBeyrich 1845
speciesorientalisKobayashi and Hamada 1973

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.

Cerauroides orientalis Kobayashi and Hamada 1973
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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: 2010-01-13 03:58:38
Modified: 2010-01-13 05:58:38
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Harrington et al. 1959, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Ludlow or 426.70000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Japan (Shikoku) Cerauroides orientalis (188690)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Japan (Skikoku) Cerauroides orientalis (188692)