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Kerakephalichas rhinoceros

Artiopoda - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Amphilichas rhinoceros was named by Slocom (1913). Its type specimen is FMNH 11181, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a mold.

It was recombined as Kerakephalichas rhinoceros by Phleger (1936).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Amphilichas rhinoceros Slocom figs. pl. 15, fig. 5-6
1936Kerakephalichas rhinoceros Phleger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderLichidaMoore 1959
familyLichidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyLichinaeHawle and Corda 1847
tribeTetralichini
genusKerakephalichasRaymond 1905
speciesrhinoceros(Slocom 1913)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
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