Artiopoda - Olenida - Olenidae
Parent taxon: Olenidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acerocare, Acerocarina, Aciculolenus, Angelina, Apoplanias, Asilluchus, Baikonuraspis, Balnibarbiinae, Bienvillia, Bondarevites, Chekiangaspis, 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: Ctenopyge (Ctenopyge) Ctenopyge bisulcata Ctenopyge fletcheri
Ecology: fast-moving nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian to Ordovician of Sweden (1 collection)
• Cambrian of Norway (22), Poland (2), Sweden (6), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 32 collections including 68 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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