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Lichas (Leiolichas)

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Lichas (Leiolichas) was named by Schmidt (1885) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara Sepkoski's reference number: 774]. Its type is Platymetopus illaenoides.

It was reranked as Leiolichas by Warburg (1939), Thomas and Holloway (1988) and Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Lichas by Schmidt (1885); to Lichidae by Warburg (1939); to Homolichinae by Thomas and Holloway (1988); and to Lichida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Lichas (Leiolichas) Schmidt
1939Leiolichas Warburg p. 135
1988Leiolichas Thomas and Holloway p. 205
2002Leiolichas Sepkoski

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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
subgenusLeiolichasSchmidt 1885

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 (Leiolichas) Schmidt 1885
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available