Artiopoda - Lichida - Lichidae
Synonyms: Corydocephalus Hawle and Corda 1847, Lichas (Corydocephalus) Hawle and Corda 1847, Lichas (Plusiarges) Gürich 1901, Makromuktis Phleger 1936, Plusiarges Gürich 1901
Parent taxon: Trochurinae according to J. R. Pollitt et al. 2005
See also Jell and Adrain 2002, Morris and Tripp 1986, Raymond 1916, Sepkoski 2002, Thomas and Holloway 1988, Warburg 1925 and Warburg 1939
Sister taxa: Acanthopyge, Akantharges, Belenopyge, Borealarges, Ceratarges, Craspedarges, Dicranogmus, Hemiarges, Hoplolichas, Hoplolichoides, Mephiarges, Radiolichas, Richterarges, Terranovia, Uripes
Subtaxa: Lichas (Plusiarges) toernquisti Trochurus bartonensis Trochurus buffoides Trochurus bulbosus Trochurus byrnesanus Trochurus halli Trochurus nasutus Trochurus sarfi Trochurus speciosus Trochurus tornquisti
Type: Trochurus speciosus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of Australia (1 collection), Czechia (11), United States (9: Arkansas, California, Illinois, Wisconsin)
• Ordovician of Czechia (3), Ireland (1), Sweden (2)
Total: 27 collections including 28 occurrences
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