Artiopoda - Redlichiida - Holmiidae
Synonyms: Cephalacanthus Lapworth 1890, Cobboldus Raw 1936
Parent taxon: Holmiidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Lieberman 2001, Palmer and Repina 1993, Sepkoski 2002, Walcott 1910 and Whittington et al. 1997
Sister taxa: Andalusiana, Callaviinae, Cambropallas, Elliptocephalus, Esmeraldina, Grandinasus, Holmia, Holmiella, Holmiinae, Iyouella, Montezumaspis, Palmettaspis, Postfallotaspis
Subtaxa: Callavia broggeri Callavia crosbyi Callavia eucharis
Type: Olenellus broggeri
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (2: Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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