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Bufoceraurus bispinosus

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Ceraurus bispinosus was named by Raymond and Barton (1913).

It was recombined as Bufoceraurus bispinosus by Hessin (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Ceraurus bispinosus Raymond and Barton
1989Bufoceraurus bispinosus Hessin
2002Ceraurus bispinosus Jell and Adrain p. 12

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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
genusBufoceraurusGreen 1832
speciesbispinosus(Raymond and Barton 1913)

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.

Bufoceraurus bispinosus Raymond and Barton 1913
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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: Harrington et al. 1959, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Kirkfieldian or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Ceraurus bispinosus (26192)