Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae
Synonyms: Arges Goldfuss 1839, Lichas (Arges) Goldfuss 1839
Full reference: G. Gürich. 1901. Ueber eine neue Lichas-Art aus dem Devon von Neu-Sud-Wales und über de Gattung Lichas überhaupt. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie 14:519-539
Parent taxon: Trochurinae according to J. R. Pollitt et al. 2005
See also Schmidt 1885 and Thomas and Holloway 1988
Sister taxa: Acanthopyge, Akantharges, Belenopyge, Borealarges, Craspedarges, Dicranogmus, Hemiarges, Hoplolichas, Hoplolichoides, Mephiarges, Radiolichas, Richterarges, Terranovia, Trochurus, Uripes
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Belgium (2 collections), Canada (2: Northwest Territories, Nunavut), France (2), Germany (6), Morocco (1)
Total: 13 collections including 15 occurrences
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