Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae
Alternative combinations: Bienvillia papulosus, Porterfieldia papulosa, Triarthrus papulosus
Full reference: R. A. Fortey. 1974. The Ordovician trilobites of Spitsbergen. I. Olenidae. Norsk Polarinstitutt Skrifter 160:1-129
Belongs to Bienvillia according to R. A. Fortey and M. L. Droser 1999
See also Fortey 1974 and Ludvigsen and Tuffnell 1983
Sister taxa: Bienvillia angelini, Bienvillia chaya, Bienvillia corax, Bienvillia grandis, Bienvillia jana, Bienvillia kichka, Bienvillia rectifrons, Bienvillia stikta, Bienvillia tetragonalis, Mendoparabolina brevicauda
Type specimen: SMA 84100, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (1: Nevada collection)
• Whiterockian of Norway (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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