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Metaleiolichas

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Metaleiolichas was named by Kobayashi and Hamada (1987) [Sepkoski's age data: S Sepkoski's reference number: ZR88]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lichidae by Kobayashi and Hamada (1987); and to Lichida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Metaleiolichas Kobayashi and Hamada
2002Metaleiolichas Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderLichidaMoore 1959
familyLichidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusMetaleiolichas

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. †Metaleiolichas Kobayashi and Hamada 1987
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Metaleiolichas tuberculatus Kobayashi and Hamada 1987
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: Ludlow or 427.40000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Japan (Skikoku) M. tuberculatus (188692)