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Otarozoum melmerbiensis

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Lichas (Homolichas) melmerbiensis was named by Reed (1907). It is the type species of Otarozoum.

It was recombined as Conolichas melmerbiensis by Tripp (1958); it was recombined as Otarozoum melmerbiensis by Thomas and Holloway (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Lichas (Homolichas) melmerbiensis Reed
1958Conolichas melmerbiensis Tripp
1988Otarozoum melmerbiensis Thomas and Holloway p. 211

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderLichidaMoore 1959
familyLichidaeHawle and Corda 1847
subfamilyLichinaeHawle and Corda 1847
tribeEchinolichini
genusOtarozoum
speciesmelmerbiensis(Reed 1907)

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.

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Diagnosis
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