Platylichas (Rontrippia) telleri Weller 1907 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Lichida - Lichidae

Alternative combination: Dicranopeltis telleri

Full reference: S. Weller. 1907. The Paleontology of the Niagaran Limestone in the Chicago area. The Trilobita. Bulletin of the Chicago Academy of Sciences 4:163-213

Belongs to Platylichas (Rontrippia) according to A. T. Thomas and D. J. Holloway 1988

See also Weller 1907

Sister taxa: Platylichas (Rontrippia) angulatus, Platylichas (Rontrippia) cicatricosus, Platylichas (Rontrippia) dalmani, Platylichas (Rontrippia) grayii, Platylichas (Rontrippia) parvulus, Platylichas (Rontrippia) vultuosus

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Platylichas (Rontrippia) telleri in the database

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