Cheirurina

Cheirurina; Temporal range:
	Ceraurus pleurexanthemus (Cheiruridae)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	†Trilobita
Order:	†Phacopida
Suborder:	†Cheirurina
Families
	†Cheiruridae; †Encrinuridae; †Staurocephalidae; †Pilekiidae; †Pliomeridae;

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). Cheirurina is made up of a morphologically diverse group of related families.

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