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Platylichas inconsuetus

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Taxonomy
Platylichas inconsuetus was named by Raymond (1925). Its type specimen is MCZ 1728 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Platylichas inconsuetus Raymond p. 128 figs. Plate 6, fig. 12

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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
subfamilyPlatylichinaePhleger 1936
genusPlatylichas(Gürich 1901)
speciesinconsuetus

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.

Platylichas inconsuetus Raymond 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: minorg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-09 14:42:58
Modified: 2009-06-09 16:42:58
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Harrington et al. 1959, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available