Pseudotupolichas ornatus Angelin 1854 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Alternative combinations: Lichas (Oncholichas) ornata, Lichas ornatus

Full reference: N. P. Angelin. 1854. Palaeontologia scandinavica. Pars II.

Belongs to Pseudotupolichas according to A. T. Thomas and D. J. Holloway 1988

See also Angelin 1854 and Schmidt 1885

Sister taxa: Pseudotupolichas anamosa, Pseudotupolichas araneus, Pseudotupolichas chicagoensis, Pseudotupolichas concinnus, Pseudotupolichas plicatus, Pseudotupolichas visbyensis

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Pseudotupolichas ornatus Community in the East Baltic (Silurian of Estonia)

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