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Lichini

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Lichini was named by Pollitt et al. (2005). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lichinae by Pollitt et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Lichini Pollitt et al.

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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
subfamilyLichinaeHawle and Corda 1847
tribeLichini
tribeLichini

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.

Tr. †Lichini Pollitt et al. 2005
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G. †Lichas Dalman 1827
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Subg. †Lichas (Ceratarges) Gürich 1901
Subg. †Lichas (Ceratolichas) Hall and Clarke 1888
Subg. †Lichas (Conolichas) Dames 1877
Subg. †Lichas (Craspedarges) Gürich 1901
Subg. †Lichas (Echinolichas) Gürich 1901
Subg. †Lichas (Eifliarges) Richter and Richter 1917
Subg. †Lichas (Gaspelichas) Clarke 1907
Subg. †Lichas (Hoplolichas) Dames 1877
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†Lichas (Hoplolichas) hylaeus Hall and Clarke 1888
Subg. †Lichas (Leiolichas) Schmidt 1885
Subg. †Lichas (Metopolichas) Gürich 1901
Subg. †Lichas (Uralichas) Delgado 1892
†Lichas affinis Angelin 1854
†Lichas curvifrons Warburg 1939
†Lichas ferrisi Weller 1907
†Lichas harrisi Miller 1878
†Lichas laciniatus Wahlenberg 1818
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Invalid names: Lichas conformis Angelin 1854 [synonym]
†Lichas laticeps Angelin 1854
†Lichas menieri Chatterton and Ludvigsen 2004
†Lichas palifer Lindström 1885
†Lichas platyrhinus Schmidt 1907
†Lichas rotundifrons Angelin 1854
Invalid names: Apolichas Kobayashi and Hamada 1974 [synonym], Autolichas Reed 1923 [synonym]
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Kunda to the top of the Late/Upper Emsian or 469.20000 to 391.90000 Ma

Collections (50 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Sweden Lichas platyrhinus (188217) Lichas sp. (188216)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0China (GanSu) Lichas sp. (8561)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0China (Gansu) Lichas laciniatus (182202)
Actonian - Cautleyan454.0 - 448.8Iran (Gilan) Lichas sp. (232879)
Keila453.9 - 453.0Lithuania Lichas sp. (207239)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Sweden (Dalarne) Lichas sp. (73411)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) Lichas affinis (124939)
Katian - Hirnantian453.0 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) Lichas laciniatus, Lichas affinis (73413)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden Lichas affinis (161779)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Spain (Aragon) Lichas affinis (80768) Lichas laciniatus (80725)
Pirgu - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarna) Lichas affinis (158137)
Pirgu - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) Lichas affinis (73408) Lichas laciniatus, Lichas affinis (73414)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Belgium Lichas sp. (185305 185307)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (England) Lichas laciniatus (161737)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Morocco (Zagora) Lichas marocanus (193841)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.4Norway Lichas sp. (163373)
Kosovian445.6 - 443.7Morocco (Maïder) Lichas sp. (20996)
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Sweden (Östergötland) Lichas affinis (186269) Lichas laciniatus, Lichas affinis (73456)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4United Kingdom (Wales) Lichas laciniatus (153336)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) Lichas laciniatus, Lichas affinis (161738 161781)
Hirnantian - Rhuddanian445.2 - 440.8Canada (Québec) Lichas sp. (24387)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Alaska) Lichas sp. (111789 111849)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Canada (Quebec) Lichas menieri (184380 184400 184411 185536) Lichas sp. (184369 184413 185539)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Canada (Québec) Lichas sp. (24349 24372)
Alexandrian443.4 - 436.0Canada (Québec) Lichas sp. (24447)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Illinois) Lichas sp. (2860)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5Argentina Lichas argentina (25103)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Indiana) Lichas breviceps (24940) Lichas sp. (25877)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Argentina Lichas affinis (25060 25062)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Illinois) Lichas pugnax (24943)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Japan (Skikoku) Apolichas perconuexus (188693) Apolichas sp. (188692)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Japan (Shikoku) Apolichas truncatus (188690)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Italy Lichas devonianus (26253)