Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae
Parent taxon: Trochurinae according to J. R. Pollitt et al. 2005
See also Chatterton and Perry 1977, Ebach and Ahyong 2001, Jell and Adrain 2002, Sepkoski 2002 and Thomas and Holloway 1988
Sister taxa: Akantharges, Belenopyge, Borealarges, Ceratarges, Craspedarges, Dicranogmus, Hemiarges, Hoplolichas, Hoplolichoides, Mephiarges, Radiolichas, Richterarges, Terranovia, Trochurus, Uripes
Subtaxa: Acanthopyge (Acanthopyge) Acanthopyge (Jasperia) Acanthopyge (Mephiarges) Acanthopyge granulosa
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Couvinien of Australia (1 collection)
• Devonian of Australia (4), Canada (2: Northwest Territories, Ontario), the Czech Republic (7), Germany (2), Morocco (5), United States (3: Alaska, Nevada)
• Silurian of Canada (3: Northwest Territories), China (1), Ukraine (1)
Total: 29 collections including 31 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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