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Taxonomy
Lichas (Platylichas) was named by Gürich (1901). It is the type subgenus of Platylichinae.
It was reranked as Platylichas by Warburg (1925), Warburg (1939), Owen and Bruton (1980), Owen (1981), Owen and Harper (1982), Thomas and Holloway (1988), Jell and Adrain (2002), Sepkoski (2002), Pollitt et al. (2005), Campbell and Chatterton (2007).
It was assigned to Lichas by Gürich (1901); to Lichadidae by Warburg (1925); to Homolichinae by Owen and Bruton (1980), Owen (1981), Owen and Harper (1982), Thomas and Holloway (1988); to Lichida by Sepkoski (2002); to Lichidae by Warburg (1939), Jell and Adrain (2002); to Platylichini by Pollitt et al. (2005); and to Platylichinae by Campbell and Chatterton (2007).
It was reranked as Platylichas by Warburg (1925), Warburg (1939), Owen and Bruton (1980), Owen (1981), Owen and Harper (1982), Thomas and Holloway (1988), Jell and Adrain (2002), Sepkoski (2002), Pollitt et al. (2005), Campbell and Chatterton (2007).
It was assigned to Lichas by Gürich (1901); to Lichadidae by Warburg (1925); to Homolichinae by Owen and Bruton (1980), Owen (1981), Owen and Harper (1982), Thomas and Holloway (1988); to Lichida by Sepkoski (2002); to Lichidae by Warburg (1939), Jell and Adrain (2002); to Platylichini by Pollitt et al. (2005); and to Platylichinae by Campbell and Chatterton (2007).
Subtaxa
P. (Rontrippia), P. bottniensis, P. cicatricosus, P. docens, P. fossulatus, P. hamatus, P. inconsuetus, P. infimus, P. latus, P. laxatus (syn. Lichas aculeatus, Lichas sexspinus), P. lingua, P. margaritifer, P. nasutus (syn. Lichas nasuta), P. planifrons (syn. Lichas planifrons, Platymetopus planifrons), P. robustus, P. validus, P. warburgae, P. wegelini
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1901 | Lichas (Platylichas) Gürich |
| 1925 | Platylichas Warburg |
| 1939 | Platylichas Warburg p. 104 |
| 1980 | Platylichas Owen and Bruton |
| 1981 | Platylichas Owen |
| 1982 | Platylichas Owen and Harper |
| 1988 | Platylichas Thomas and Holloway p. 205 |
| 2002 | Platylichas Jell and Adrain p. 426 |
| 2002 | Platylichas Sepkoski |
| 2005 | Platylichas Pollitt et al. p. 237 |
| 2007 | Platylichas Campbell and Chatterton p. 515 |
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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. †Platylichas Gürich 1901
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Subg. †Platylichas (Rontrippia) Thomas and Holloway 1988
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†Platylichas (Rontrippia) angulatus Warburg 1925
†Platylichas (Rontrippia) cicatricosus Lovén 1845
†Platylichas (Rontrippia) dalmani Warburg 1939
†Platylichas (Rontrippia) grayii Fletcher 1850
†Platylichas (Rontrippia) parvulus Cooper and Kindle 1936
†Platylichas (Rontrippia) telleri Weller 1907
†Platylichas (Rontrippia) vultuosus Öpik 1937
†Platylichas bottniensis Wiman 1907
†Platylichas cicatricosus Lovén 1845
†Platylichas docens Schmidt 1885
†Platylichas fossulatus Öpik 1937
†Platylichas hamatus Schmidt 1885
†Platylichas inconsuetus Raymond 1925
†Platylichas infimus Campbell and Chatterton 2006
†Platylichas latus Tornquist 1884
†Platylichas laxatus McCoy 1846
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Invalid names: Lichas aculeatus Angelin 1854 [synonym], Lichas sexspinus Angelin 1854 [synonym]
†Platylichas lingua Warburg 1939
†Platylichas margaritifer Nieszkowski 1857
†Platylichas planifrons Angelin 1854
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Invalid names: Lichas planifrons Törnquist 1884 [synonym], Platymetopus planifrons Angelin 1854 [synonym]
†Platylichas robustus Warburg 1925
†Platylichas validus Linnarsson 1869
†Platylichas warburgae Thorslund 1930
†Platylichas wegelini Holm 1882
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Whittington et al. 1997, Harrington et al. 1959, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Collections (74 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costonian | United Kingdom (Wales) | P. sp. (3371 188595) | |
| Costonian - Harnagian | Sweden | P. sp. (2767 2769) | |
| Soudleyan - Marshbrookian | United Kingdom (Wales) | P. sp. (3368 3369 3372) | |
| Soudleyan - Marshbrookian | Norway (Oslo) | P. laxatus (2762) | |
| Soudleyan - Marshbrookian | Sweden | P. sp. (2941) | |
| Sandbian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | P. sp. (208120) | |
| Caradoc | United Kingdom (Scotland) | P. sp. (188938) | |
| Caradoc | Ireland | P. laxatus (182515 182517) | |
| Longvillian - Marshbrookian | Norway | P. sp. (2763) | |
| Marshbrookian - Actonian | Norway (Hadeland) | P. laxatus (166927 166933 166940) | |
| Actonian - Onnian | United Kingdom (England) | P. sp. (3656) | |
| Keila - Oandu | Sweden | P. robustus, P. latus (161776) | |
| Keila - Oandu | Sweden (Dalarne) | P. nasutus, P. planifrons (73855) P. sp., P. robustus, P. bottniensis, P. latus, P. validus, P. planifrons (73411) P. warburgi, P. wegelini, P. latus, P. planifrons (161744) | |
| Oandu - Keila | Sweden | P. wegelini, P. planifrons (161777) | |
| Oandu | Norway | P. laxatus (162531 162532 163188 163192) | |
| Oandu | Norway (Oslo-Asker) | P. laxatus (162529) | |
| Oandu | Norway (Asker) | P. laxatus (163204) | |
| Oandu - Rakvere | Norway | P. laxatus (162633) | |
| Onnian | United Kingdom (England) | P. laxatus (43729 43731 43732) | |
| Katian | Sweden (Dalarna) | P. sp., P. angulatus (124939) | |
| Rakvere - Nabala | Norway | P. laxatus (162533 163194) | |
| Edenian | USA (Pennsylvania) | P. sp. (34895) | |
| Nabala | Norway (Baerum) | P. laxatus (163197) | |
| Nabala | Norway | P. laxatus (162634) | |
| Richmondian - Gamachian | Canada (Quebec) | P. parvus (37790) | |
| Pusgillian | United Kingdom (England) | P. laxatus (42638) | |
| Pirgu | Sweden (Vastergotland) | P. laxatus (74932) | |
| Pirgu | Sweden | P. cicatricosus (161779) | |
| Ashgill | China (HeiLongJiang) | P. sp. (21149) | |
| Pirgu - Hirnantian | Sweden (Dalarne) | P. sp., P. cicatricosus (73414) | |
| Cautleyan - Rawtheyan | Belgium | P. laxatus (185303) | |
| Cautleyan - Rawtheyan | United Kingdom (Wales) | P. sp. (8290 8291) | |
| Rawtheyan | United Kingdom (England) | P. sp. (3666 3667 3671 3676) | |
| Rawtheyan | United Kingdom (Wales) | P. sp. (8327 8328 192503 196867) | |
| Rawtheyan | Belgium | P. laxatus (192762) | |
| Rawtheyan | Norway (Ringerike) | P. sp. (163348) | |
| Rhuddanian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | P. infimus (228984) | |
| Rhuddanian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | P. scoticus (188530 188531 188533) | |
| Rhuddanian - Aeronian | Greenland | P. sp. A, P. sp. B, P. sp. C (12937) | |
| Aeronian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | P. infimus (26027) | |
| Aeronian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | P. scoticus (188535 188537) | |
| Telychian | Canada (Ontario) | P. sp. (77326) | |
| Telychian | Greenland | P. sp. (23101) | |
| Telychian | USA (Iowa) | P. sp. (24963) | |
| Telychian - Sheinwoodian | USA (Iowa) | P. sp. (26769) | |
| Wenlock | Australia (Australian Capital Territory) | P. sp. (25649) | |
| Wenlock | United Kingdom (England) | P. grayii (79893) | |
| Wenlock - Ludlow | USA (Illinois) | P. sp. (24943) | |
| Homerian | United Kingdom | P. grayii (165514) |