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Lichas (Oncholichas) gotlandica

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Lichas gothlandicus was named by Angelin (1854).

It was recombined as Lichas (Oncholichas) gotlandica by Schmidt (1885).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Lichas gothlandicus Angelin
1885Lichas (Oncholichas) gotlandica Schmidt p. 113

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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
tribePlatylichini
genusLichasCastelnau 1843
subgenusOncholichas
speciesgotlandica()

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.

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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: 100 to < 1000g
Adult width: 100 to < 1000g
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 11:58:25
Modified: 2009-06-09 13:58:25
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959
Collections
No collection or age range data are available