Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae
Synonyms: Acanthopyginae Erben 1952, Argetinae Gürich 1901, Ceratarginae Tripp 1957, Euarginae Phleger 1936
Parent taxon: Lichidae according to F. B. Phleger 1936
See also Chatterton and Perry 1977 and Thomas and Holloway 1988
Sister taxa: Asawikwanabe, Basseiarges, Echinolichinae, Eifliarges, Homolichinae, Hopolichoides, Huginarges, Jasperia, Lichinae, Metaleiolichas, Neolichas, Nipponarges, Ohleum, Paraleiolichas, Perunaspis, Platylichinae, Rhenarges, Rontrippia, Tairongia, Tetralichinae
Subtaxa: Acanthopyge Akantharges Belenopyge Borealarges Ceratarges Craspedarges Dicranogmus Hemiarges Hoplolichas Hoplolichoides Mephiarges Radiolichas Richterarges Terranovia Trochurus Uripes
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Givetian of Germany (2 collections)
• Couvinien of Australia (1)
• Devonian of Australia (21), Belgium (3), Bolivia (1), Canada (11: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Yugkon, Yukon Territory), Colombia (1), the Czech Republic (21), France (10), Germany (9), Italy (1), Morocco (10), the Russian Federation (1), United States (5: Alaska, Indiana, Nevada), Uzbekistan (1)
• Whitwellian of Canada (4: Northwest Territories)
• Silurian of Australia (1), Canada (22: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec), China (1), the Czech Republic (18), Estonia (1), Greenland (3), Poland (2), Ukraine (2), the United Kingdom (17), United States (9: Arkansas, California, Illinois, Wisconsin)
• Uhaku of Sweden (1)
• Whiterockian of United States (1: New York)
• Chazyan of Canada (7: Northwest Territories)
• Ordovician of Canada (21: Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec), the Czech Republic (3), Estonia (4), Latvia (2), the Russian Federation (2), Sweden (1), the United Kingdom (17), United States (4: Iowa/Wisconsin, Missouri, Nevada, New York)
Total: 241 collections including 314 occurrences