Anaximander Fortey 1974 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae

Full reference: R. A. Fortey. 1974. The Ordovician trilobites of Spitsbergen. I. Olenidae. Norsk Polarinstitutt Skrifter 160:1-129

Parent taxon: Pelturinae according to R. A. Fortey 1974

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Chungkingaspis, Leptoplastides, Leurostega, Psilocara, Svalbardites

Subtaxa: Anaximander clavatus

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Type: Anaximander clavatus

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Zone V1b, Ny Friesland ( of Norway)

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