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Neolichas

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Neolichas was named by Curtis and Lane (1998). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lichidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Neolichas Curtis and Lane p. 72
2002Neolichas Jell and Adrain p. 410

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderLichidaMoore 1959
familyLichidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusNeolichas

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.

G. †Neolichas Curtis and Lane 1998
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Neolichas constrictus Whittard 1938
Neolichas norvegicus Angelin 1854
Neolichas obvius Hall 1870
Neolichas silvestris Reed 1925
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 Rhuddanian to the top of the Telychian or 443.40000 to 433.40000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Lichas silvestris (188531 188532 188533)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5United Kingdom (Shropshire) N. constrictus (50132)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (England) N. constrictus (50146)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (Shropshire) N. constrictus (49581)