Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae
Parent taxon: Trochurinae according to J. R. Pollitt et al. 2005
See also Jell and Adrain 2002, Sepkoski 2002 and Thomas and Holloway 1988
Sister taxa: Acanthopyge, Akantharges, Belenopyge, Borealarges, Ceratarges, Craspedarges, Dicranogmus, Hemiarges, Hoplolichas, Hoplolichoides, Mephiarges, Radiolichas, Terranovia, Trochurus, Uripes
Subtaxa: Richterarges aquilonius Richterarges bigener Richterarges echinatus Richterarges ethnikos Richterarges facetus Richterarges gibbus Richterarges ormistoni Richterarges ptyonurus Richterarges rolfei
Type: Lichas (Dicranogmus) ptyonurus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (5: Northwest Territories, Nunavut collections), the Czech Republic (1), Greenland (1), the United Kingdom (8)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
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