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Probolichas pandus

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Amphilichas (Probolichas) pandus was named by Evitt (1951). Its type specimen is USNM 116328, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Loc. 7, bridge east of Edinburg, which is in a Blackriveran carbonate limestone in the Edinburg Formation of Virginia.

It was recombined as Probolichas pandus by Thomas and Holloway (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Amphilichas (Probolichas) pandus Evitt p. 614 figs. Pl. 88, figs. 9a-d
1988Probolichas pandus Thomas and Holloway p. 219

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderLichidaMoore 1959
familyLichidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyTetralichinaePhleger 1936
genusProbolichasPhleger 1936
speciespandus()

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.

Probolichas pandus Evitt 1951
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-15 22:40:01
Modified: 2009-12-16 00:40:01
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Blackriveran or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Amphilichas pandus (73340)