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Paraceraurus

Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae

Taxonomy
Paraceraurus was named by Männil (1958). Its type is Ceraurus aculeatus.

It was assigned to Cheirurinae by Nikolaisen (1961); to Phacopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cheiruridae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Paraceraurus Männil
1961Paraceraurus Nikolaisen
2002Paraceraurus Jell and Adrain p. 418
2002Paraceraurus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyCheiruridaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyCheirurinae
genusParaceraurusMännil 1958

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.

G. †Paraceraurus Männil 1958
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Paraceraurus aculeatus Eichwald 1860
Paraceraurus helgoeyensis Nikolaisen 1961
Paraceraurus perlongus Brøgger 1882
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available