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Amphilichas

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Platymetopus Angelin
1885Lichas (Platymetopus) Schmidt
1902Paralichas Reed
1905Amphilichas Raymond
1919Acrolichas Foerste p. 402
1925Amphilichas Warburg
1936Kerakephalichas Phleger
1936Tetralichas Phleger
1981Amphilichas Owen
1988Amphilichas Thomas and Holloway p. 216
2002Amphilichas Jell and Adrain p. 340
2002Acrolichas Popov et al.
2002Amphilichas Sepkoski
2005Amphilichas Pollitt et al. p. 237

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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
tribeTetralichini
genusAmphilichasRaymond 1905

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. †Amphilichas Raymond 1905
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†Amphilichas antiquarius Bradley 1930
†Amphilichas aspratilis Bradley 1930
†Amphilichas atavus Warburg 1925
†Amphilichas conradi Chatterton and Ludvigsen 1976
†Amphilichas cucullus Meek and Worthen 1865
†Amphilichas dalecarlicus Angelin 1854
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Invalid names: Lichas dalecarlica Schmidt 1885 [synonym]
†Amphilichas declivis Tripp 1954
†Amphilichas effnensis Carlucci et al. 2010
†Amphilichas halli Foerste 1888
†Amphilichas holmi Schmidt 1885
†Amphilichas laevis Eichwald 1857
†Amphilichas latifrons Warburg 1925
†Amphilichas lineatus Angelin 1854
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Invalid names: Lichas brevilobatus Törnquist 1884 [synonym]
†Amphilichas minganensis Billings 1865
†Amphilichas nasutus Webby 1974
†Amphilichas panoplos Tripp 1980
†Amphilichas parvulus Warburg 1925
†Amphilichas periformis Warburg 1925
†Amphilichas planus Tripp 1954
†Amphilichas shergoldi Edgecombe and Webby 2007
†Amphilichas subdisjunctus Bradley 1930
†Amphilichas subpunctatus Esker, III 1964
†Amphilichas wahlenbergi Warburg 1925
Invalid names: Acrolichas Foerste 1919 [synonym], Kerakephalichas Phleger 1936 [synonym], Paralichas Reed 1902 [replaced], Platymetopus Angelin 1854 [replaced], Tetralichas Phleger 1936 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959).g
Created: 2009-06-09 11:56:55
Modified: 2009-06-09 13:56:55
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Llandeilo to the top of the Porkuni or 461.10000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections (163 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (New York) A. cornutus (181523)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (New York) A. minganensis (56184 56212 56215 171704 171798 172171 172237 172239 172307 172308 172310 172316 172318 172319 172320 172321 172337)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) A. aspratilis (25932 25933 25934) A. conradi (25935 26054 26055) A. conradi, A. aspratilis (24621 26057) A. sp. (315 25928)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Oklahoma) A. subpunctatus (105636 105654)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (New York) A. minganensis (102998 103001 103004 103280 103302 103316) A. sp., A. minganensis (103314)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) A. conradi (111428) A. conradi, A. minganensis (111431 111432) A. minganensis (111361 111363 111441)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Vermont) A. minganensis (103286 103291 103295 103298)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) A. sp. (25173 25926 25927)
Chazyan - Caradoc470.0 - 449.5Canada (Northwest Territories) A. sp. (25308 25309 25310)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (SiChuan) A. sp., Platymetopus sp. (7951)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (QingHai) A. sp. (8681)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9China (Yunnan) A. sp. (7283)
Llandeilo - Aurelucian461.1 - 456.6United Kingdom (Scotland) A. sp. (182196) A. spp. (182194 182195)
Costonian458.4 - 457.2United Kingdom (Scotland) A. sp. (76076)
Costonian - Harnagian458.4 - 457.2Argentina A. sp. (8889)
Soudleyan458.4 - 457.2United Kingdom (Wales) A. sp. (188593)
Soudleyan458.4 - 457.2Ireland (Leinster) A. ardmillanensis, A. hibernicus (55671)
Soudleyan458.4 - 457.2Ireland (Lenister) A. ardmillanensis (55711)
Aurelucian458.4 - 456.6United Kingdom (Scotland) A. priscus, A. spp. (181539) A. spp. (181540)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Kazakhstan Acrolichas punctata (80224) Acrolichas sp. (80180) A. punctata, Acrolichas punctata (80177)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0USA (Virginia) A. sp. (178242 178243 178244 178245 178246 178247 178251 178252 178253)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0United Kingdom (Scotland) A. ardmillanensis, A. hibernicus (208122) A. ardmillanensis, A. transversus, A. sp., A. panoplos (208120) A. sp. (208116 208121 208123 208125) A. transversus, A. sp. (208129)
Gisbornian458.4 - 452.7China A. sp. (187887)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) A. sp. (336)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Virginia) Acrolichas minganensis (33528)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5United Kingdom (Scotland) A. hibernicus, A. sp., A. declivis, A. planus (188938)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Ireland A. sp. (50600 50601)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5China (GanSu) A. sp. (8565)
Gisbornian - Eastonian458.4 - 449.5Australia (Tasmania) A. sp. (2685)
Soudleyan - Onnian458.4 - 449.5China (GanSu) A. sp. (8545)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (Nevada) A. minganensis (105556) A. sp. (104491)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Iowa/Wisconsin) A. sp. (23119 23120)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) A. subpunctatus (23892)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) A. sp. (23791 23792 23794)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) A. sp. (24628 24631 25925 25929)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) A. sp. (23795)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) A. sp. (23276)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois) Acrolichas subdisjunctus (154952)
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6USA (Missouri) Acrolichas subdisjunctus, Acrolichas cucullus, Acrolichas aspratilis, Acrolichas antiquarius (89024)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0Ireland (Lenister) A. ardmillanensis (55710) A. ardmillanensis, A. hibernicus (55702)
Woolstonian457.2 - 454.0United Kingdom (Wales) A. sp. (188591)
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) A. sp. (192744) A. sp., A. transversus, A. ardmillanensis (165043)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Sweden (Dalarne) A. atavus (73855)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Québec) A. ottawaensis (192336)
Katian453.0 - 445.2China (Jiangxi) A. sp. (210139)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) A. sp. (9311)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Kazakhstan A. clarus (116472) A. nasutus (162199) A. wahlenbergi (161990)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) A. dalecarlicus, A. wahlenbergi, A. latifrons, A. parvulus, A. lineatus, A. periformis (124939)
Katian - Hirnantian453.0 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) A. wahlenbergi, A. latifrons, A. lineatus (73413)
Eastonian452.7 - 449.5Australia (New South Wales) A. shergoldi (188479) A. sp. (2745 2751)
Eastonian - Onnian452.7 - 449.5Australia (Tasmania) A. sp. (2686 2693)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Quebec) A. sp. (163865)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Acrolichas sp. (26293 26294)
Edenian - Gamachian451.0 - 443.7Canada (Quebec) A. rubrus (37796)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) A. halli (5374)
Maysvillian - Ashgill450.2 - 443.7USA (Ohio) A. sp. (390)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Michigan) A. cucullus (26313)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Minnesota) A. cucullus (358)
Richmondian - Ashgill449.6 - 443.7USA (Ohio) Acrolichas sp. (393 394)
Richmondian - Llandovery449.6 - 433.4Canada (Québec) A. borealis (24353 24376 24378)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Asker) A. sp. (163377)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) A. dalecarlicus (162234)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden A. dalecarlicus (161792) A. latifrons (161783) A. latifrons, A. lineatus (161791)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Canada (Québec) A. borealis (24450)
Bolindian449.5 - 443.7Australia (Tasmania) A. sp. (229054)
Pirgu - Porkuni449.5 - 443.7Sweden (Dalarne) A. lineatus (73462)
Pirgu - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) A. dalecarlicus, A. lineatus (73408) A. wahlenbergi, A. lineatus (73414)
Pirgu - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarna) A. dalecarlicus, A. latifrons (158137)
Ashgill - Llandovery449.5 - 433.4Canada (Québec) A. rubrus (24453)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Norway (Hadeland) A. sp. (163379)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) A. dalecarlicus, A. lineatus (163348)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Norway A. lineatus (163354)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.4Norway (Asker) A. sp. (163378)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.4Norway A. dalecarlicus (162224) A. lineatus (162225)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.4Norway (Ringerike) A. dalecarlicus (163349)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) A. dalecarlicus, A. wahlenbergi (73410)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Canada (Québec) A. borealis (24336)