Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae
Synonym: Choneilobarges Phleger 1936
Parent taxon: Trochurinae according to J. R. Pollitt et al. 2005
See also Jell and Adrain 2002, Owen 1981, Sepkoski 2002 and Thomas and Holloway 1988
Sister taxa: Acanthopyge, Akantharges, Belenopyge, Borealarges, Ceratarges, Craspedarges, Dicranogmus, Hoplolichas, Hoplolichoides, Mephiarges, Radiolichas, Richterarges, Terranovia, Trochurus, Uripes
Subtaxa: Hemiarges angustifrons Hemiarges antelucanus Hemiarges avalanchensis Hemiarges balanus Hemiarges diadayma Hemiarges extremus Hemiarges inghami Hemiarges insolitus Hemiarges leviculus Hemiarges maccullochi Hemiarges memorans Hemiarges paulianus Hemiarges rohri Hemiarges troedssoni Hemiarges turneri Hemiarges warburgae Hemiarges wesenbergensis Hemiarges zhaobishanensis
Type: Lichas (Arges) wesenbergensis
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (5: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec collections), the Czech Republic (3), Estonia (1), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (5), United States (1: Illinois)
• Ordovician of Canada (27: Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec), Latvia (2), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (15), United States (4: Iowa/Wisconsin, Missouri, Nevada, New York)
• Llandeilo of the United Kingdom (2)
• Whiterockian of United States (1: New York)
Total: 68 collections including 79 occurrences
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