†subfamily Plicatolininae Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968 (trilobite)

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

Parent taxon: Olenidae according to R. A. Robison and J. Pantoja-Alor 1968

Sister taxa: Acerocare, Acerocarina, Aciculolenus, Angelina, Apoplanias, Asilluchus, Baikonuraspis, Balnibarbiinae, Bondarevites, Chekiangaspis, Ctenopyge, Cyclognathina, Euonchonotina, Eurycare, Hancrania, Helieranella, Highgatella, Huangshiaspis, Hypermecaspidinae, Inkouia, Jujuyaspis, Leiobienvillia, Leptobenthos, Leptoplastinae, Leptoplastus, Lisania, Magnomma, Marjumia, Nericiaspis, Oleninae, Olenus, Parabolina, Parabolinella, Parabolinina, Parabolinites, Paraolenus, Paraplicatolina, Peltocare, Peltura, Pelturina, Pelturinae, Prohedinella, Protopeltura, Remizites, Rhodonaspis, Saltaspis, Sphaerophthalmella, Talbotinella, Ullaspis, Westergaardia, Westergaardites, Wujiajiania

Subtaxa: Plicatolina Plicatolinella

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Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Norway (1 collection)

• Tremadoc of Argentina (7), Bolivia (2), Mexico (2), United States (1: Vermont)

• Skullrockian of Argentina (1)

• Ibexian of Norway (1)

• Cambrian of Argentina (20), Australia (2), China (4), Kazakhstan (16), the Russian Federation (1), United States (1: Nevada)

• Taoyuanian of the Russian Federation (6)

Total: 65 collections including 66 occurrences

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