Artiopoda - Lichida - Lichidae
Alternative combinations: Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) balliviani, Lichas balliviani
Belongs to Belenopyge according to P. Morzadec et al. 2015
See also Ebach and Ahyong 2001
Sister taxa: Belenopyge contusa, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) branikensis, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) parapleura, Lobopyge (Lobopyge), Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) decheni, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) hirsuta, Lobopyge niobe, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) docekali, Lobopyge permaginata, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) parvulus, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) bassei, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) australiformis, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) uralensis, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) brankiensis, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) sinuata, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) pragensis, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) australis, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) campbelli, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) brevis, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) pristina, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) edgecombei, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) consanguinea
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Upper Belen Fmn., Phacopina aspera bed, La Paz Province, Bolivia (Devonian of Bolivia)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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