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Paraceraurus perlongus

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Cheirurus perlongus was named by Brøgger (1882). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Paraceraurus perlongus by Nikolaisen (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Paraceraurus perlongus Nikolaisen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyCheirurinae
genusParaceraurusMännil 1958
speciesperlongus(Brøgger 1882)

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.

†Paraceraurus perlongus Brøgger 1882
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Oandu to the top of the Rakvere or 452.80000 to 450.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oandu - Rakvere452.8 - 450.5Norway (Oslo-Asker) Paraceraurus perlongus (191099)