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Lichas (Ceratolichas)

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Lichas (Ceratolichas) was named by Hall and Clarke (1888) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife Sepkoski's reference number: 774].

It was reranked as Ceratolichas by Thomas and Holloway (1988) and Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Lichas by Hall and Clarke (1888); to Echinolichinae by Thomas and Holloway (1988); and to Lichida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Lichas (Ceratolichas) Hall and Clarke p. 84
1988Ceratolichas Thomas and Holloway p. 202
2002Ceratolichas Sepkoski

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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
tribeLichini
genusLichasDalman 1827
subgenusCeratolichas

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.

Subg. †Lichas (Ceratolichas) Hall and Clarke 1888
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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