Trilobita - Proetida - Telephinidae
Synonym: Ompheter Laurie and Shergold 1996
Parent taxon: Telephinidae according to J. R. Laurie and J. H. Shergold 1996
See also Fortey and Droser 1999, Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Carolinites, Carrickiinae, Goniophrys, Oopsites, Opipeuteridae, Phorocephala, Pyraustocranium, Telephina
Subtaxa: Ompheter priscus Opipeuter angularis Opipeuter emanuelensis Opipeuter insignis
Ecology: nektonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Arenig of Argentina (1 collection), Australia (1)
• Ordovician of Australia (15), Canada (2: Newfoundland and Labrador), Ireland (1), Norway (1), United States (2: Nevada, Utah)
• Ibexian of Norway (4)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
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