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Ceraurus infrequens

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Ceraurus infrequens was named by Phleger (1933). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is The Elbow of Mazourka Canyon, which is in a Whiterockian shallow subtidal limestone in the Badger Flat Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Ceraurus infrequens Phleger, Jr. p. 15 figs. Plate II, Fig. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusCeraurusGreen 1832
speciesinfrequens

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.

Ceraurus infrequens Phleger, Jr. 1933
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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 12:24:18
Modified: 2010-01-13 06:00:28
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959, Hendy 2009

Age range: Whiterockian or 471.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (California) Ceraurus infrequens (type locality: 205649)