Trilobita - Proetida - Telephinidae
Synonyms: Dimastocephalus Stubblefield 1950, Keidelia Harrington and Leanza 1957, Tafnaspis Leanza and Baldis 1975
Parent taxon: Telephinidae according to Z. Q. Zhou and Z. Y. Zhou 2019
See also Fortey 1975, Fortey and Bruton 2013, Fortey and Droser 1999, Harrington and Leanza 1957, Jell and Adrain 2002, Laurie 2006, Sepkoski 2002 and Zhou et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Carrickiinae, Goniophrys, Oopsites, Opipeuter, Opipeuteridae, Phorocephala, Pyraustocranium, Telephina
Subtaxa: Carolinites ekphymosus Carolinites genacinaca Carolinites ichangensis Carolinites indentus Carolinites killaryensis Carolinites macrophthalma Carolinites rugosus Carolinites sibiricus Carolinites tasmaniensis
Ecology: nektonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Whiterockian of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador collection), Norway (4), United States (9: Nevada, Oklahoma)
• Chazyan of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador)
• Arenig of Argentina (7), Australia (5), Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador), China (10), Norway (4)
• Arenigian of Canada (1: Northwest Territories), China (5), United States (5: Nevada, Utah)
• Dawan of China (1)
• Ordovician of Argentina (2), Australia (5), Canada (6: Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories), China (8), Iran (1), Norway (4), the Russian Federation (8), the United Kingdom (1), United States (39: California, Nevada, Utah)
• Canadian of Canada (2: Northwest Territories, Québec)
• Tremadoc of Canada (5: Alberta)
• Ibexian of Norway (4), United States (1: New York)
Total: 140 collections including 146 occurrences
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