Cheirurus

Cheirurus (from Greek xeip, cheir meaning "hand" and oupá, oura meaning "tail") is a genus of phacopid trilobites that lived from the Late Cambrian to the Middle Devonian. Its remains have been found in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. Cheirurus is the type genus of Cheiruridae.

Cheirurus
Temporal range: Late Cambrian–Middle Devonian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Trilobita
Order:
Phacopida
Family:
Cheiruridae
Genus:
Cheirurus
Species
  • Cheirurus ingricus
  • Cheirurus insignis

References


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