Trilobita - Redlichiida - Biceratopsidae
Full reference: A. R. Palmer and L. N. Repina. 1993. Through a glass darkly: taxonomy, phylogeny, and biostratigraphy of the Olenellina. The University Of Kansas Paleontological Contributions 3:1-35
Parent taxon: Biceratopsinae according to B. S. Lieberman 1999
See also Palmer 1998, Palmer and Repina 1993, Sepkoski 2002 and Whittington et al. 1997
Sister taxa: Bristoliinae, Nephrolenellus, Paranephrolenellus
Subtaxa: Bolbolenellus altifrontatus Bolbolenellus brevispinus Bolbolenellus euryparia Bolbolenellus groenlandicus Bolbolenellus hermani Bolbolenellus sphaerulosus
Type: Olenellus euryparia
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (4: Northern Territories, Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory collections), United States (16: California, Nevada)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
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