Cheirurus Temporal range: Late Cambrian - Middle Devonian |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Trilobita |
Order: | Phacopida |
Family: | Cheiruridae |
Genus: | Cheirurus |
Cheirurus is a genus of phacopid trilobite that lived from the Late Cambrian to the Middle Devonian. Its remains have been found in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. Cheirurus is the type genus of Cheiruridae.