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Lichas (Hoplolichas)

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Lichas (Hoplolichas) was named by Dames (1877) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde O Cara-l Sepkoski's reference number: 774]. Its type is Lichas tricuspidata.

It was reranked as Hoplolichas by Warburg (1939), Thomas and Holloway (1988), Jell and Adrain (2002), Sepkoski (2002) and Pollitt et al. (2005).

It was assigned to Lichas by Dames (1877); to Homolichinae by Thomas and Holloway (1988); to Lichida by Sepkoski (2002); to Lichidae by Warburg (1939) and Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Trochurinae by Pollitt et al. (2005).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Lichas (Hoplolichas) Dames p. 794
1936Cyranolichas Phleger
1939Hoplolichas Warburg
1988Hoplolichas Thomas and Holloway p. 205
2002Hoplolichas Jell and Adrain p. 385
2002Hoplolichas Sepkoski
2005Hoplolichas Pollitt et al. p. 238

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Life
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderLichidaMoore 1959
familyLichidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyLichinaeHawle and Corda 1847
tribeLichini
genusLichasDalman 1827
subgenusHoplolichas

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 (Hoplolichas) Dames 1877
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Lichas (Hoplolichas) hylaeus Hall and Clarke 1888
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available