Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae
Full reference: M. J. Campbell and B. D. E. Chatterton. 2006. Late Ordovician and Silurian lichid trilobites from northwestern Canada: eight new species from subfamilies Lichinae, Platylichinae, and Trochurinae. Journal of Paleontology 80(3):514-528
Belongs to Radiolichas according to M. J. Campbell and B. D. E. Chatterton 2006
Sister taxa: Radiolichas aranea, Radiolichas davedaviesi, Radiolichas raydaviesi
Type specimen: UA 10262, a cephalon/head (cranidium). Its type locality is Fauna j, Section AV1, Delorme Fm., Mackenzie Mts., which is in a Whitwellian slope limestone/shale in the Delorme Formation of Canada.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Whitwellian of Canada (3: Northwest Territories collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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