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Cheirurina

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Clade:†Artiopoda
Class:†Trilobita
Order:†Phacopida
Cheirurina
Temporal range: Furongian–Givetian [1]
"Ceraurus pleurexanthemus" (Cheiruridae)
Ceraurus pleurexanthemus (Cheiruridae)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: †Artiopoda
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).[1][2] Cheirurina is made up of a morphologically diverse group of related families.

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