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Apatolichas jukesi

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Lichas jukesii was named by Billings (1865). Its type specimen is GSC 671a, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Amphilichas jukesii by Raymond (1925); it was recombined as Apatolichas jukesi by Whittington (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Lichas jukesii Billings p. 282 figs. 269a, b
1925Amphilichas jukesii Raymond p. 127
1963Apatolichas jukesi Whittington p. 106

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderLichidaMoore 1959
familyLichidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyLichinaeHawle and Corda 1847
tribeTetralichini
genusApatolichas
speciesjukesi(Billings 1865)

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.

Apatolichas jukesi Billings 1865
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Ordovician to the top of the Llanvirn or 485.40000 to 458.40000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Ordovician485.4 - 470.0Canada (Newfoundland) Apatolichas jukesi (198245)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Nevada) Apatolichas jukesi (104653)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Apatolichas jukesi (104752)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Apatolichas jukesi (80062)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Apatolichas jukesi (78099)