Harpillaenus Whittington 1963 (trilobite)

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

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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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