Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Parent taxon: Illaenidae according to C.D. Walcott 1916
See also Jell and Adrain 2002, Raymond 1916 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amphoriops, Bumastoides, Bumastus, Caryon, Caudillaenus, Cryptonymus, Dysplanus, Eastonillaenus, Ectillaenus, Harpillaenus, Hyboaspis, Illaeninae, Illaenus, Nanillaenus, Octillaenus, Panderinae, Parillaenus, Platillaenus, Ptilillaenus, Stenopareia, Thaleops, Ulugtella, Zbirovia, Zdicella
Subtaxa: Illaenurus eurekensis Illaenurus montanensis Illaenurus quadratus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (4: Alberta collections), United States (16: Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming)
Total: 20 collections including 23 occurrences
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