Trilobita - Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Full reference: H. B. Whittington. 1963. Middle Ordovician trilobites from Lower Head, western Newfoundland. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 129(1):1-118
Belongs to Illaenus according to H. B. Whittington 1963
Sister taxa: Deucalion, Illaenus (Parillaenus), Illaenus aduncus, Illaenus alveatus, Illaenus angelini, Illaenus auriculatus, Illaenus bayfieldi, Illaenus cekovioides, Illaenus consimilis, Illaenus consobrinus, Illaenus crassicauda, Illaenus dalecarlicus, Illaenus fieldi, Illaenus fraternus, Illaenus gelasinus, Illaenus gigas, Illaenus kueichouensis, Illaenus lacertus, Illaenus lautus, Illaenus marginalis, Illaenus oscitatus, Illaenus protuberans, Illaenus renhuaniensis, Illaenus sinensis, Illaenus spiculatus, Illaenus tianrongi, Illaenus tingi, Illaenus tumidifrons, Illaenus usitatus, Illaenus utahensis, Illaenus viator, Illaenus wimani, Actinolobus americanus, Actinolobus atavus
Type specimen: GSC 16227, a cephalon/head. Its type locality is Alpha Boulder, Table Head, which is in a Whiterockian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Canada.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Alpha Boulder, Table Head
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