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Dicranopeltis scabra

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Lichas scabra was named by Beyrich (1845). It is the type species of Dicranopeltis.

It was recombined as Dicranopeltis scabra by Owen (1981).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Dicranopeltis scabra Owen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderLichidaMoore 1959
familyLichidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyLichinaeHawle and Corda 1847
tribeDicranopeltini
genusDicranopeltisHawle and Corda 1847
speciesscabra(Beyrich 1845)

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.

Dicranopeltis scabra Beyrich 1845
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 11:59:11
Modified: 2009-06-09 13:59:11
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Harrington et al. 1959, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Sheinwoodian to the top of the Gorstian or 432.90000 to 425.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Czechia Dicranopeltis scabra (14051 14094 14123)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Czechia Dicranopeltis scabra (14091)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Czechia Dicranopeltis scabra (14050 14055 14065 14101 14102)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Czechia Dicranopeltis scabra (14125)