| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Lichidae : Platylichas : Platylichas laxatus |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Lichidae : Platylichas : Platylichas laxatus |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Platylichas |
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| Scientific Name | Platylichas laxatus (McCoy, 1846) |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Platylichas laxatus | species | belongs to Platylichas | stated with evidence | Warburg, 1925 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 461 - 452 Ma
Ordovician |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 450 - 446 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician |
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| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) |
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| Motility | fast-moving (based on Trilobita) |
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| Vision | well-developed (based on Lichidae) |
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| Diet | carnivore (based on Lichida) |
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| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) |
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| Taphonomy | minor spines (based on Platylichas) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. Warburg. 1925. The Trilobites of the Leptæna Limestone in Dalarne. Leptæna Limestone Trilobites |
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| Warburg E. (1925) The Trilobites of the Leptæna Limestone in Dalarne, Leptæna Limestone Trilobites, 1-446 |
| Angelin N. P. Palaeontologia scandinavica. Pars II |
| Warburg E. (1939) The Swedish Ordovician and Lower Silurian Lichidae, Kundl. Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 17 4, 1-162 |
| Owen A. W., Bruton D. L. (1980) Late Caradoc-early Ashgill trilobites of the central Oslo Region, Norway, Paleontological Contributions from the University of Oslo. No. 245 245, 1-63 |
| Thomas A. T., Holloway D. J. (1988) Classification and phylogeny of the trilobite order Lichida, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, B 321, 179-262 |
| Holloway D. J., Thomas A. T. (2002) Hoplolichoides, Allolichas, Autoloxolichas, and Akantharges, and the classification of lichid trilobites, Geobios 35, 111-125 |
Platylichas laxatus ✝
