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Allolichas

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Allolichas was named by Krueger (1992).

It was assigned to Lichidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Platylichini by Pollitt et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Allolichas Krueger
2002Allolichas Jell and Adrain p. 339
2005Allolichas Pollitt et al. p. 237

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderLichidaMoore 1959
familyLichidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyLichinaeHawle and Corda 1847
tribePlatylichini
genusAllolichasKrueger 1992

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. †Allolichas Krueger 1992
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†Allolichas glenos Whittington 1962
†Allolichas laxatus McCoy 1846
†Allolichas nodulosus McCoy 1851
†Lichas laxatus latus Tornquist 1884
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: base of the Harnagian to the top of the Rawtheyan or 458.40000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Harnagian458.4 - 457.2Ireland Autoloxolichas laxatus (50607)
Soudleyan458.4 - 457.2Ireland (Leinster) Autoloxolichas laxatus (55684)
Soudleyan458.4 - 457.2Ireland (Lenister) Autoloxolichas laxatus (55704 55705 55711)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Ireland Autoloxolichas laxatus (50609)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0Ireland (Lenister) Autoloxolichas laxatus (55702 55703 55706 55710 55715 55716)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0Ireland (Leinster) Autoloxolichas laxatus (55677)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0United Kingdom (Wales) Platylichas nodulosus (188590)
Longvillian - Woolstonian457.2 - 454.0United Kingdom (Wales) Platylichas nodulosus (192402 192407)
Woolstonian457.2 - 454.0United Kingdom (Wales) Platylichas nodulosus (188591)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom (Wales) A. noctua (196888)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) A. sp. (196867) Platylichas sp. (3675)