Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae
Alternative combination: Lichas polytomus
Synonyms: Dicranopeltis elegans Törnquist 1884, Lichas elegans Törnquist 1884
Full reference: N. P. Angelin. 1854. Palaeontologia scandinavica. Pars II.
Belongs to Dicranopeltis according to E. Warburg 1939
See also Owen 1981 and Warburg 1925
Sister taxa: Dicranopeltis arkansana, Dicranopeltis decipiens, Dicranopeltis eopolytoma, Dicranopeltis eretes, Dicranopeltis imperfecta, Dicranopeltis polytoma, Dicranopeltis scabra, Dicranopeltis tricornis, Nonix sauroter
Type specimens:
- Dicranopeltis polytomus: Ar 6025 [lectotype selected by Warburg 1939], a cephalon/head (cranidium)
- Lichas elegans:
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Sweden (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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