Trilobita - Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Full reference: L. F. Hintze. 1953. Lower Ordovician trilobites from western Utah and eastern Nevadea. Utah Geological and Mineralogical Survey Bulletin 48:249 p.
Belongs to Illaenus according to L. F. Hintze 1953
Sister taxa: Deucalion, Illaenus (Parillaenus), Illaenus aduncus, Illaenus alveatus, Illaenus angelini, Illaenus auriculatus, Illaenus bayfieldi, Illaenus bucculentus, 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 viator, Illaenus wimani, Actinolobus atavus, Actinolobus americanus
Type specimen: 26516 (AMNH), a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Whiterockian of United States (11: Nevada, Oklahoma collections)
• Ordovician of United States (2: Utah)
• Ibexian of United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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