Artiopoda - Olenida - Olenidae
Synonym: Cyclognathus Linnarsson 1875 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Olenidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Harrington and Leanza 1957, Rushton 1988 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acerocare, Aciculolenus, Angelina, Apoplanias, Asilluchus, Baikonuraspis, Balnibarbiinae, Bienvillia, Bondarevites, Chekiangaspis, Ctenopyge, Cyclognathina, Euonchonotina, Eurycare, Hancrania, Helieranella, Highgatella, Huangshiaspis, Hypermecaspidinae, Jujuyaspis, Leiobienvillia, Leptobenthos, Leptoplastinae, Leptoplastus, Magnomma, Nericiaspis, Oleninae, Olenus, Parabolina, Parabolinella, Parabolinina, Parabolinites, Paraolenus, Paraplicatolina, Peltocare, Peltura, Pelturina, Pelturinae, Plicatolininae, Prohedinella, Protopeltura, Remizites, Rhodonaspis, Saltaspis, Sphaerophthalmella, Talbotinella, Ullaspis, Westergaardia, Westergaardites, Wujiajiania
Subtaxa: Acerocarina klonowkae Acerocarina micropyga Cyclognathus glaber
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Argentina (1 collection)
• Cambrian to Ordovician of Poland (1)
• Cambrian of Norway (1), Poland (3)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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