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Metopolichas pachyrhinus

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Ampyx pachyrrhinus was named by Dalman (1828). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Metopias pachyrrhinus by Lovén (1846); it was recombined as Lichas pachyrrhinus by Angelin (1854); it was recombined as Lichas (Metopias) pachyrhina by Schmidt (1885); it was recombined as Lichas (Metopolichas) pachyrhina by Gürich (1901); it was recombined as Lichas pachyrhinus by Warburg (1939); it was recombined as Metopolichas pachyrhinus by Thomas and Holloway (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Ampyx pachyrrhinus Dalman p. 136
1846Metopias pachyrrhinus Lovén
1854Lichas pachyrrhinus Angelin
1885Lichas (Metopias) pachyrhina Schmidt
1901Lichas (Metopolichas) pachyrhina Gürich
1939Lichas pachyrhinus Warburg p. 38
1988Metopolichas pachyrhinus Thomas and Holloway p. 214

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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
genusMetopolichas()
speciespachyrhinus(Dalman 1828)

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.

Metopolichas pachyrhinus Dalman 1828
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available