Nephrolenellus Palmer and Repina 1993 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Redlichiida - Biceratopsidae

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: Biceratopsinae according to B. S. Lieberman 1999

See also Palmer 1998, Palmer and Repina 1993, Sepkoski 2002, Webster 2007 and Whittington et al. 1997

Sister taxa: Bolbolenellus, Bristoliinae, Paranephrolenellus

Subtaxa: Nephrolenellus geniculatus Nephrolenellus multinodus

view classification

Type: Olenellus multinodus

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of United States (24: California, Nevada collections)

Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.