Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae
Alternative spelling: Lichas (Arctinurus)
Invalid subtaxa: Lichas (Oncholichas) Schmidt 1885 [objective synonym], Lichas (Pterolichas) Gürich 1901 [objective synonym], Oncholichas Schmidt 1885 [objective synonym], Platynotus Conrad 1839 [replaced name], Pterolichas Gürich 1901 [objective synonym]
Parent taxon: Platylichini according to J. R. Pollitt et al. 2005
See also Gürich 1901, Hall 1852, Hintze 1953, Jell and Adrain 2002, Reed 1902, Schmidt 1885, Sepkoski 2002 and Thomas and Holloway 1988
Sister taxa: Allolichas, Autoloxolichas
Subtaxa: Arctinurus aorter Arctinurus aranaceus Arctinurus boltoni Arctinurus clairensis Arctinurus harrisi Lichas (Oncholichas) gotlandica
Type: Paradoxides boltoni
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (12: Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec collections), Norway (1), Sweden (4), United States (40: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, New York, Wisconsin)
• Ordovician of United States (1: Ohio)
Total: 58 collections including 59 occurrences
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