†family Lichidae Hawle and Corda 1847 (trilobite)
Artiopoda - Lichida - Lichidae
Alternative spelling: Lichadidae
Parent taxon: Lichida according to J. M. Adrain 2011
See also Chatterton and Perry 1977, Owens and Fortey 2009, Pollitt et al. 2005, Raymond 1916 and Whittington et al. 1997
Sister taxa: Dameselloidea, Lichakephalidae, Lichoidea, Odontopleuroidea, Paraleolichas
Subtaxa: Asawikwanabe Basseiarges Echinolichinae Eifliarges Homolichinae Hopolichoides Huginarges Jasperia Lichinae Metaleiolichas Neolichas Nipponarges Ohleum Paraleiolichas Perunaspis Platylichinae Rhenarges Rontrippia Tairongia Tetralichinae Trochurinae
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore