Cheirurina
Appearance
Cheirurina Temporal range: [1]
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Ceraurus pleurexanthemus (Cheiruridae) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | †Trilobita |
Order: | †Phacopida |
Suborder: | †Cheirurina |
Families | |
Cheirurina is a suborder of the trilobite order Phacopida. Known representatives range from the uppermost Cambrian (upper Furongian) to the end of the Middle Devonian (Givetian).[2][3] Cheirurina is made up of a morphologically diverse group of related families.
References
- ^ Sam Gon III. "Order Phacopida". Retrieved November 13, 2010.
- ^ Sam Gon III. "Order Phacopida". Retrieved November 13, 2010.
- ^ J.M. Adrain (2014). "20. A synopsis of Ordovician trilobite distribution and diversity". In D.A.T. Harper; T. Servais (eds.). Early Palaeozoic Biogeography and Palaeogeography. Memoirs of the Geological Society of London. Vol. 38. Geological Society of London. p. 490. ISBN 978-1862393738.