Trilobita - Redlichiida - Olenellidae
Alternative combinations: Olenellus (Paedeumias) transitans, Olenellus transitans
Synonyms: Olenellus perkinsi Resser and Howell 1938, Paedeumias perkinsi Resser and Howell 1938
Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1910. Cambrian geology and paleontology. No. 6 - Olenellus and other genera of the Mesonacidæ. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 53(6):231-422
Belongs to Paedeumias according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Lieberman 1998, Lieberman 1999, Resser and Howell 1938 and Walcott 1910
Sister taxa: Olenellus (Paedeumias) chiefensis, Olenellus (Paedeumias) puertoblancoensis, Olenellus (Paedeumias) terminatus, Paedeumias granulatus
Type specimens:
- Paedeumias transitans: USNM 56808b
- Olenellus perkinsi:
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (10: Labrador, Newfoundland collections), United States (9: California, Vermont)
Total: 19 collections including 20 occurrences
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