Artiopoda - Olenida - Olenidae
Full reference: H. J. Harrington and A. F. Leanza. 1957. Ordovician trilobites of Argentina. Department of Geology, University of Kansas Special Publication 1:1-276
Belongs to Hypermecaspis according to H. J. Harrington and A. F. Leanza 1957
Sister taxa: Hypermecaspis alveus, Hypermecaspis armata, Hypermecaspis asiatica, Hypermecaspis branisai, Hypermecaspis brevifrons, Hypermecaspis bulmani, Hypermecaspis chamarrensis, Hypermecaspis edselbrussai, Hypermecaspis kolouros, Hypermecaspis latigena, Hypermecaspis mimitis, Hypermecaspis occidentalis, Hypermecaspis rugosa, Hypermecaspis venerabilis, Hypermecaspis venulosa
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Arenigian of Argentina (8 collections)
• Ordovician of Argentina (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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