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Cybelurus mira (Billings, 1865)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Cybelurus mira (Billings, 1865)
Name authority
(Billings, 1865)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Trilobita
Order
Phacopida
Family
Encrinuridae
Genus
Cybelurus
Extinction status
Recorded extinct

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. classTrilobita
  5. orderPhacopida
  6. familyEncrinuridae
  7. genusCybelurus
  8. speciesCybelurus mira (Billings, 1865)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Cybelurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Cybelurus occidentalis Dean, 1973EncrinuridaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extinct

Browse 38 records assigned to Encrinuridae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Encrinurus mirus (Billings, 1865) (Billings, 1865)synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

CA

CA · native · native

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Whittington, H. B. (1965). Trilobites of the Ordovician Table Head Formation, western Newfoundland. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 4: 275--, 441. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:32RM4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.