Artiopoda - Lichida - Lichidae
Full reference: A. T. Thomas and D. J. Holloway. 1988. Classification and phylogeny of the trilobite order Lichida. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, B 321:179-262
Parent taxon: Platylichas according to J. R. Pollitt et al. 2005
See also Jell and Adrain 2002, Sepkoski 2002 and Thomas and Holloway 1988
Sister taxa: Platylichas bottniensis, Platylichas cicatricosus, Platylichas docens, Platylichas fossulatus, Platylichas hamatus, Platylichas inconsuetus, Platylichas infimus, Platylichas latus, Platylichas laxatus, Platylichas lingua, Platylichas margaritifer, Platylichas nasutus, Platylichas parvus, Platylichas planifrons, Platylichas robustus, Platylichas validus, Platylichas warburgae, Platylichas wegelini
Subtaxa: Platylichas (Rontrippia) angulatus Platylichas (Rontrippia) cicatricosus Platylichas (Rontrippia) dalmani Platylichas (Rontrippia) grayii Platylichas (Rontrippia) parvulus Platylichas (Rontrippia) telleri Platylichas (Rontrippia) vultuosus
Type: Lichas grayii
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
• Ordovician of Sweden (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence