Dicranopeltis polytomus Angelin 1854 (trilobite)

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

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