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Platylichinae

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Platylichinae was named by Phleger (1936). Its type is Lichas (Platylichas).

It was assigned to Lichidae by Campbell and Chatterton (2006).

Subtaxa
Platylichas

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Platylichinae Phleger
2006Platylichinae Campbell and Chatterton p. 515

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderLichidaMoore 1959
familyLichidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyPlatylichinaePhleger 1936
subfamilyPlatylichinaePhleger 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. †Platylichinae Phleger 1936
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G. †Platylichas Gürich 1901
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†Platylichas cicatricosus Lovén 1845
†Platylichas docens Schmidt 1885
†Platylichas fossulatus Öpik 1937
†Platylichas hamatus Schmidt 1885
†Platylichas inconsuetus Raymond 1925
†Platylichas infimus Campbell and Chatterton 2006
†Platylichas latus Tornquist 1884
†Platylichas laxatus McCoy 1846
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Invalid names: Lichas aculeatus Angelin 1854 [synonym], Lichas sexspinus Angelin 1854 [synonym]
†Platylichas lingua Warburg 1939
†Platylichas margaritifer Nieszkowski 1857
†Platylichas nasutus Wigand 1888
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Invalid names: Lichas nasuta Wigand 1888 [synonym]
†Platylichas planifrons Angelin 1854
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Invalid names: Lichas planifrons Törnquist 1884 [synonym], Platymetopus planifrons Angelin 1854 [synonym]
†Platylichas robustus Warburg 1925
†Platylichas validus Linnarsson 1869
†Platylichas warburgae Thorslund 1930
†Platylichas wegelini Holm 1882
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 Soudleyan to the top of the Homerian or 458.20000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections (74 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Costonian458.2 - 457.2United Kingdom (Wales) Platylichas sp. (3371 188595)
Costonian - Harnagian458.2 - 457.2Sweden Platylichas sp. (2767 2769)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0United Kingdom (Wales) Platylichas sp. (3368 3369 3372)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0Sweden Platylichas sp. (2941)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0Norway (Oslo) Platylichas laxatus (2762)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Platylichas sp. (208120)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Platylichas sp. (188938)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Ireland Platylichas laxatus (182515 182517)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0Norway Platylichas sp. (2763)
Marshbrookian - Actonian455.0 - 453.0Norway (Hadeland) Platylichas laxatus (166927 166933 166940)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5United Kingdom (England) Platylichas sp. (3656)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Sweden Platylichas robustus, Platylichas latus (161776)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Sweden (Dalarne) Platylichas nasutus, Platylichas planifrons (73855) Platylichas sp., Platylichas robustus, Platylichas bottniensis, Platylichas latus, Platylichas validus, Platylichas planifrons (73411) Platylichas warburgi, Platylichas wegelini, Platylichas latus, Platylichas planifrons (161744)
Onnian453.0 - 449.5United Kingdom (England) Platylichas laxatus (43729 43731 43732)
Oandu - Keila452.8 - 452.8Sweden Platylichas wegelini, Platylichas planifrons (161777)
Oandu452.8 - 451.8Norway (Oslo-Asker) Platylichas laxatus (162529)
Oandu452.8 - 451.8Norway (Asker) Platylichas laxatus (163204)
Oandu452.8 - 451.8Norway Platylichas laxatus (162531 162532 163188 163192)
Oandu - Rakvere452.8 - 450.5Norway Platylichas laxatus (162633)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) Platylichas sp., Platylichas angulatus (124939)
Rakvere - Nabala451.8 - 449.9Norway Platylichas laxatus (162533 163194)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Pennsylvania) Platylichas sp. (34895)
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Norway Platylichas laxatus (162634)
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Norway (Baerum) Platylichas laxatus (163197)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Platylichas parvus (37790)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2United Kingdom (England) Platylichas laxatus (42638)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Vastergotland) Platylichas laxatus (74932)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden Platylichas cicatricosus (161779)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1China (HeiLongJiang) Platylichas sp. (21149)
Pirgu - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.1Sweden (Dalarne) Platylichas sp., Platylichas cicatricosus (73414)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Platylichas sp. (8290 8291)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2Belgium Platylichas laxatus (185303)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Platylichas sp. (8327 8328 192503 196867)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) Platylichas sp. (163348)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Belgium Platylichas laxatus (192762)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (England) Platylichas sp. (3666 3667 3671 3676)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Platylichas infimus (228984)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Platylichas scoticus (188530 188531 188533)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.1 - 438.6Greenland Platylichas sp. A, Platylichas sp. B, Platylichas sp. C (12937)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6United Kingdom (Scotland) Platylichas scoticus (188535 188537)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Platylichas infimus (26027)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Ontario) Platylichas sp. (77326)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Iowa) Platylichas sp. (24963)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Greenland Platylichas sp. (23101)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6USA (Iowa) Platylichas sp. (26769)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7United Kingdom (England) Platylichas grayii (79893)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Australia (Australian Capital Territory) Platylichas sp. (25649)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Illinois) Platylichas sp. (24943)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7United Kingdom Platylichas grayii (165514)