Platylichas validus Linnarsson 1869 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Lichida - Lichidae

Alternative combinations: Lichas (Platylichas) validus, Lichas validus

Belongs to Platylichas according to E. Warburg 1939

Sister taxa: Platylichas (Rontrippia), Platylichas bottniensis, Platylichas cicatricosus, Platylichas docens, Platylichas fossulatus, Platylichas hamatus, Platylichas inconsuetus, Platylichas infimus, Platylichas latus, Platylichas laxatus, Platylichas lingua, Platylichas margaritifer, Platylichas nasutus, Platylichas parvus, Platylichas planifrons, Platylichas robustus, Platylichas warburgae, Platylichas wegelini

Type specimen: [lectotype selected by Warburg 1939], a cephalon/head (cranidium)

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Kullsberg, Kullsberg Lst. (Ordovician of Sweden)

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