Bienvillia papulosa Fortey 1974

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

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