Chelediscus

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Chelediscus
Temporal range: Late Botomian
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A drawing of a cephalon and pygidium of Chelediscus acifer
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Chelediscus

Rushton, 1966
Species
  • C. aciferRushton, 1966 (type)
  • C. chathamensisRasetti, 1967

Chelediscus [2] is a genus of Eodiscinid trilobite belonging to the family Weymouthiidae Kobayashi T. (1943), [3] Order Agnostida Salter (1864). [4] The Treatise assigns this genus to the Calodiscidae; Cotton and Fortey (2005) [5] however move it to the Weymouthiidae. Chelediscus lived during the later part of the Botomian stage. [1]

Drawing of Chelediscus acifer, enrolled, from the side Chelediscus enroled lateral view linedrawing.jpg
Drawing of Chelediscus acifer, enrolled, from the side

. Chelediscus is known from upper lower Cambrian strata in England, Newfoundland, New York State and Russia (Rushton, 1966; Fletcher, 2003; [6] Rasetti, 1967; [7] Jell in Kaesler, 1997; [8]

Distribution

C. acifer is also recorded from a Limestone at the top of the Torneträsk Formation, probably Ornamentaspis? linnarssoni Assemblage Zone, in the Luobakti section, south of Lake Torneträsk, northern Swedish Lapland [9] and the lower to middle Brigus Formation (Hupeolenus Zone; Tannudiscus balanus Subzone) at Cape St Mary's, Newfoundland (Fletcher, 2003).

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