Trilobita - Redlichiida - Olenellidae
Full reference: A. R. Palmer and L. N. Repina. 1993. Through a glass darkly: taxonomy, phylogeny, and biostratigraphy of the Olenellina. The University Of Kansas Paleontological Contributions 3:1-35
Parent taxon: Olenellidae according to H. B. Whittington et al. 1997
See also Palmer and Repina 1993 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Biceratops, Fritzolenellus, Gabriellinae, Gabriellus, Mesonacinae, Olenellinae, Peachella, Teresellus
Subtaxa: Arcuolenellus arcuatus
Type: Olenellus arcuatus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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