Cheirurina

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.

Cheirurina
Temporal range: Furongian to Givetian [1]
Ceraurus pleurexanthemus (Cheiruridae)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Phacopida
Suborder: Cheirurina
Families

References

  1. Sam Gon III. "Order Phacopida". Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  2. Sam Gon III. "Order Phacopida". Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  3. J.M. Adrian (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. 38. Geological Society of London. p. 490. ISBN 978-1862393738.


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