Cheirurina
Extinct suborder of trilobites
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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.
| Cheirurina Temporal range: [1] | |
|---|---|
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| Ceraurus pleurexanthemus (Cheiruridae) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | †Artiopoda |
| Class: | †Trilobita |
| Order: | †Phacopida |
| Suborder: | †Cheirurina |
| Families | |
