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Trochurus speciosus

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Trochurus speciosus was named by Beyrich (1845). It is the type species of Trochurus.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Trochurus speciosus Beyrich
1846Lichas palmata Barrande

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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
subfamilyTrochurinaePhleger 1936
genusTrochurusBeyrich 1845
speciesspeciosusBeyrich 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.

†Trochurus speciosus Beyrich 1845
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Invalid names: Lichas palmata Barrande 1846 [synonym]
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: majorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-10 09:07:27
Modified: 2009-06-10 11:07:27
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Sheinwoodian or 433.40000 to 430.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Czech Republic Trochurus speciosus (14046 14051 14093 14094 14123)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Czech Republic Trochurus speciosus (14090)