Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae
Full reference: R. A. Fortey. 1974. The Ordovician trilobites of Spitsbergen. I. Olenidae. Norsk Polarinstitutt Skrifter 160:1-129
Belongs to Hypermecaspis according to R. A. Fortey 1974
Sister taxa: Hypermecaspis armata, Hypermecaspis brevifrons, Hypermecaspis bulmani, Hypermecaspis chamarrensis, Hypermecaspis edselbrussai, Hypermecaspis inermis, Hypermecaspis kolouros, Hypermecaspis mimitis, Hypermecaspis occidentalis, Hypermecaspis venulosa
Type specimen: PMO NF 3002, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Whiterockian of Norway (2 collections)
• Ibexian of Norway (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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