Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae
Synonyms: Apolichas Kobayashi and Hamada 1974, Autolichas Reed 1923
Parent taxon: Lichini according to J. R. Pollitt et al. 2005
See also Jell and Adrain 2002, Kobayashi and Hamada 1974, Owen 1981, Sepkoski 2002, Thomas and Holloway 1988 and Warburg 1925
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Apolichas perconvexus Apolichas truncatus Lichas (Ceratarges) Lichas (Ceratolichas) Lichas (Conolichas) Lichas (Craspedarges) Lichas (Echinolichas) Lichas (Eifliarges) Lichas (Gaspelichas) Lichas (Hoplolichas) Lichas (Leiolichas) Lichas (Metopolichas) Lichas (Uralichas) Lichas affinis Lichas curvifrons Lichas ferrisi Lichas harrisi Lichas laciniatus Lichas laticeps Lichas menieri Lichas palifer Lichas platyrhinus Lichas rotundifrons
Type: Entomostracites laciniatus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Italy (1 collection)
• Silurian of Argentina (3), Canada (10: Québec), Japan (3), United States (6: Alaska, Illinois, Indiana)
• Ordovician to Silurian of Canada (1: Québec)
• Ordovician of Belgium (2), China (2), Iran (1), Lithuania (1), Morocco (2), Norway (1), Spain (2), Sweden (13), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 50 collections including 55 occurrences
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