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Pseudotupolichas araneus

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Lichas araneus was named by Lindström (1885). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Pseudotupolichas araneus by Thomas and Holloway (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Lichas araneus Lindström p. 58
1988Pseudotupolichas araneus Thomas and Holloway p. 197

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderLichidaMoore 1959
familyLichidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyLichinaeHawle and Corda 1847
tribeTetralichini
genusPseudotupolichasPhleger 1936
speciesaraneus()

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.

Pseudotupolichas araneus Lindström 1885
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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