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Echinolichinae

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Echinolichinae was named by Phleger (1936). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lichidae by Phleger (1936).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Echinolichinae Phleger

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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
subfamilyEchinolichinaePhleger 1936
subfamilyEchinolichinaePhleger 1936

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.

Subfm. †Echinolichinae Phleger 1936
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G. †Ceratolichas Hall and Clarke 1888
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Ceratolichas dracon Hall and Clarke 1888
Ceratolichas gryps Hall and Clarke 1888
G. †Gaspelichas Clarke 1907
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Gaspelichas forillonia Clarke 1907
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: base of the Emsian to the top of the Southwoodian or 407.60000 to 388.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Yukon) Ceratolichas sp. (207813)
Southwoodian391.9 - 388.1USA (Indiana) Ceratolichas gryps (188933)