Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Full reference: H. B. Whittington. 1963. Middle Ordovician trilobites from Lower Head, western Newfoundland. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 129(1):1-118
Parent taxon: Illaenidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Fortey and Droser 1999 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amphoriops, Bumastoides, Bumastus, Caryon, Caudillaenus, Cryptonymus, Dysplanus, Eastonillaenus, Ectillaenus, Hyboaspis, Illaeninae, Illaenurus, Illaenus, Nanillaenus, Octillaenus, Panderinae, Parillaenus, Platillaenus, Ptilillaenus, Stenopareia, Thaleops, Ulugtella, Zbirovia, Zdicella
Subtaxa: Harpillaenus arcuatus Harpillaenus rossi
Type: Illaenus arcuatus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Whiterockian of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador collection), United States (2: Nevada, Oklahoma)
• Ordovician of United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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