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Paraleiolichas globulus

Artiopoda - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Paraleiolichas globulus was named by Kobayashi and Hamada (1987). Its type specimen is PA 18094, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is new trilobite collection, Gomi Quarry, which is in a Ludlow reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks/shale in the Fukata Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Paraleiolichas globulus Kobayashi and Hamada p. 113 figs. Fig 2.4, 3.1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderLichidaMoore 1959
familyLichidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusParaleiolichas
speciesglobulus

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.

Paraleiolichas globulus Kobayashi and Hamada 1987
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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

Age range: Ludlow or 426.70000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Japan (Skikoku) Paraleiolichas globulus (type locality: 188692)