Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae
Synonyms: Lichas aculeatus Angelin 1854, Lichas sexspinus Angelin 1854
Belongs to Platylichas according to A. W. Owen and D. L. Bruton 1980
See also Angelin 1854 and Warburg 1939
Sister taxa: Platylichas (Rontrippia), Platylichas bottniensis, Platylichas cicatricosus, Platylichas docens, Platylichas fossulatus, Platylichas hamatus, Platylichas inconsuetus, Platylichas infimus, Platylichas latus, Platylichas lingua, Platylichas margaritifer, Platylichas nasutus, Platylichas planifrons, Platylichas robustus, Platylichas validus, Platylichas warburgae, Platylichas wegelini
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Belgium (2 collections), Ireland (2), Norway (15), Sweden (1), the United Kingdom (4)
Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence
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