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Arctinurus

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Arctinurus was named by Castelnau (1843) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-m S Wenl-u replacement name for Platynotus Conrad 1838]. Its type is Paradoxides boltoni.

It was reranked as Lichas (Arctinurus) by Reed (1902).

It was assigned to Lichas by Reed (1902); to Lichinae by Thomas and Holloway (1988); to Lichida by Sepkoski (2002); to Lichidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Platylichini by Pollitt et al. (2005).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Platynotus Conrad
1843Arctinurus Castelnau
1885Lichas (Oncholichas) Schmidt
1901Lichas (Pterolichas) Gürich p. 528
1902Lichas (Arctinurus) Reed p. 73
1988Arctinurus Thomas and Holloway p. 190
2002Arctinurus Jell and Adrain p. 343
2002Arctinurus Sepkoski
2005Arctinurus Pollitt et al. p. 237

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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
subfamilyLichinaeHawle and Corda 1847
tribePlatylichini
genusArctinurusCastelnau 1843

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.

G. †Arctinurus Castelnau 1843
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Arctinurus aorter Holloway 2021
Arctinurus aranaceus Twenhofel 1928
Arctinurus boltoni Bigsby 1825
Arctinurus clairensis Thomas 1929
Arctinurus harrisi Miller 1878
Invalid names: Lichas (Pterolichas) Gürich 1901 [objective synonym], Oncholichas Schmidt 1885 [objective synonym], Platynotus Conrad 1839 [replaced], Pterolichas Gürich 1901 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 100 to < 1000g
Adult width: 100 to < 1000g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959).g
Created: 2009-06-09 11:58:25
Modified: 2009-06-09 13:58:25
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Harrington et al. 1959, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Richmondian to the top of the Ludlow or 449.60000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (58 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian - Ashgill449.6 - 443.1USA (Ohio) A. sp. (393)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.1 - 438.6Norway A. spp. (14318)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Iowa) A. sp. (24945 24946)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62Canada (Manitoba) A. sp. (26726 26729)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Canada (Quebec) A. sp. (186092 187776)
Aeronian - Telychian440.5 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) A. sp. (184999 186079 187774)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Iowa) A. sp. (25015 25038 26763)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) A. sp. (184641 186053 186087)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6USA (Iowa) A. sp. (26768 26769)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6USA (Indiana) A. sp. (26803)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (Indiana) A. sp. (26805)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (New York) A. nereus (82535 82560)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden (Gotland) A. ornatus (13594 13597) A. ornatus, A. sp. (13592)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Arkansas) A. clairensis (229058)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Indiana) A. boltoni (24940) A. sp. (26778 26789 26792)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Canada (Ontario) A. boltoni (26855)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (New York) A. boltoni (12936 13050 24941 26854) A. nereus (81813 81840 81873 81885 81898 81905 81917) A. sp. (474 541)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Wisconsin) A. sp. (24942 24944)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Illinois) A. boltoni (24939) A. sp. (24935 24936 24938 26705 26770)
Wenlock - Silurian432.9 - 419.62USA (Wisconsin) A. sp. (13069 13104 13107)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Sweden (Gotland) A. ornatus (13599)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Canada (Northwest Territories) A. sp. (188871)