Trilobita - Redlichiida - Biceratopsidae
Alternative combination: Olenellus sphaerulosus
Full reference: W. H. Fritz. 1991. Lower Cambrian Trilobites from the Illtyd Formation, Wernecke Mountains, Yukon Territory. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 409
Belongs to Bolbolenellus according to B. S. Lieberman 1999
See also Fritz 1991
Sister taxa: Bolbolenellus altifrontatus, Bolbolenellus brevispinus, Bolbolenellus euryparia, Bolbolenellus groenlandicus, Bolbolenellus hermani
Type specimen: GSC 91835, a cephalon/head. Its type locality is Collection 90669, which is in a Dyeran marine limestone in the Illtyd Formation of Canada.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (2: Yukon Territory collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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