Artiopoda - Olenida - Olenidae
Alternative combination: Triarthrus spinosus rougensis
Synonym: Triarthrus huguesensis Foerste 1924
Belongs to Triarthrus according to S. Desbiens and P. J. Lespérance 1989
See also Foerste 1924, Liberty 1969, Ludvigsen and Tuffnell 1983 and Ludvigsen and Tuffnell 1994
Sister taxa: Triarthrus akkermensis, Triarthrus becki, Triarthrus beckii, Triarthrus billingsi, Triarthrus canadensis, Triarthrus eatoni, Triarthrus freji, Triarthrus glaber, Triarthrus humilis, Triarthrus jachalensis, Triarthrus jemtlandicus, Triarthrus latissimus, Triarthrus linnarssoni, Triarthrus novoaustralis, Triarthrus sichuanensis, Triarthrus skutensis, Triarthrus spinosus, Triarthrus turkestanicus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (6: Ontario, Quebec collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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