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Taxonomy
Lichas (Metopolichas) was named by Gürich (1901) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u O Llde-l Sepkoski's reference number: 378]. It is not extant.
It was reranked as Metopolichas by Thomas and Holloway (1988), Jell and Adrain (2002), Sepkoski (2002) and Pollitt et al. (2005).
It was assigned to Lichas by Gürich (1901); to Trilobita by Savage (1913); to Homolichinae by Thomas and Holloway (1988); to Lichidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); to Lichida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dicranopeltini by Pollitt et al. (2005).
It was reranked as Metopolichas by Thomas and Holloway (1988), Jell and Adrain (2002), Sepkoski (2002) and Pollitt et al. (2005).
It was assigned to Lichas by Gürich (1901); to Trilobita by Savage (1913); to Homolichinae by Thomas and Holloway (1988); to Lichidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); to Lichida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dicranopeltini by Pollitt et al. (2005).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1842 | Metopias Eichwald |
| 1885 | Lichas (Metopias) Schmidt |
| 1901 | Lichas (Metopolichas) Gürich |
| 1913 | Metapolichas Savage p. 159 |
| 1937 | Macroterolichas Phleger |
| 1988 | Metopolichas Thomas and Holloway p. 205 |
| 2002 | Metopolichas Jell and Adrain p. 406 |
| 2002 | Metopolichas Sepkoski |
| 2005 | Metopolichas Pollitt et al. p. 238 |
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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 (Metopolichas) Gürich 1901
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available