Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae
Full reference: R. A. Robison and J. Pantoja-Alor. 1968. Tremadocian trilobites from the Nochixtlan Region, Oaxaca, Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 42(3):767-800
Belongs to Bienvillia according to R. A. Robison and J. Pantoja-Alor 1968
Sister taxa: Bienvillia angelini, Bienvillia chaya, Bienvillia corax, Bienvillia eurekensis, Bienvillia jana, Bienvillia kichka, Bienvillia papulosa, Bienvillia parchaensis, Bienvillia praecalva, Bienvillia rectifrons, Bienvillia shinetonensis, Bienvillia stikta, Bienvillia tetragonalis, Mendoparabolina pirquinensis, Mendoparabolina brevicauda
Type specimen: USNM 158958, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Tremadoc of Mexico (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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