Cheirurina
Cheirurina Temporal range: [1]
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(Cheiruridae) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | †Trilobita |
Order: | †Phacopida |
Suborder: | †Cheirurina |
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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.
Categories:
- Cheirurina
- Phacopida
- Prehistoric animal suborders
- Arthropod suborders
- Cambrian trilobites
- Ordovician trilobites
- Silurian trilobites
- Devonian trilobites
- Furongian first appearances
- Givetian extinctions
- Phacopida stubs