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 Parabolinella according to R. A. Robison and J. Pantoja-Alor 1968
Sister taxa: Parabolinella argentinensis, Parabolinella bolbifrons, Parabolinella clarisae, Parabolinella coelatifrons, Parabolinella contracta, Parabolinella hecuba, Parabolinella hunanensis, Parabolinella jiangnanensis, Parabolinella lata, Parabolinella limitis, Parabolinella pompadouris, Parabolinella prolata, Parabolinella triarthra, Parabolinella triarthroides, Parabolinella tumifrons
Type specimen: USNM 159001, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Mexico (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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