Artiopoda - Lichida - Lichidae
Full reference: J. M. Adrain. 1994. The lichid trilobite Borealarges n. gen., with species from the Silurian of Arctic Canada. Journal of Paleontology 68(5):1081-1099
Parent taxon: Trochurinae according to J. R. Pollitt et al. 2005
See also Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthopyge, Akantharges, Belenopyge, Ceratarges, Craspedarges, Dicranogmus, Hemiarges, Hoplolichas, Hoplolichoides, Mephiarges, Radiolichas, Richterarges, Terranovia, Trochurus, Uripes
Subtaxa: Borealarges bucklandii Borealarges calei Borealarges convexus Borealarges fritillus Borealarges kielcensis Borealarges mikulicorum Borealarges morrisoni Borealarges nicoae Borealarges patulus Borealarges reedi Borealarges renodis Borealarges simplex Borealarges tuckerae Borealarges variabilis Borealarges warholi Borealarges yulei
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Whitwellian of Canada (4: Northwest Territories collections)
• Silurian of Canada (11: Northwest Territories, Nunavut), Czechia (1), Poland (1), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 19 collections including 38 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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