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Borealarges bucklandii

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Peltura bucklandii was named by Milne Edwards (1840). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Hemiarges bucklandii by Thomas (1981); it was recombined as Richterarges bucklandii by Thomas and Holloway (1988); it was recombined as Borealarges bucklandii by Adrain (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Peltura bucklandii Milne Edwards
1981Hemiarges bucklandii Thomas p. 74
1988Richterarges bucklandii Thomas and Holloway p. 236
1994Borealarges bucklandii Adrain p. 1098

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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
subfamilyTrochurinaePhleger 1936
genusBorealarges
speciesbucklandii(Milne Edwards 1840)

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.

Borealarges bucklandii Milne Edwards 1840
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-15 22:40:01
Modified: 2009-12-16 00:40:01
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Homerian or 430.50000 to 427.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4United Kingdom (England) Richterarges bucklandii (79893)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4United Kingdom Richterarges bucklandii (165514)