Trilobita - 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, Bondarevites, Chekiangaspis, Ctenopyge, Cyclognathina, Euonchonotina, Eurycare, Hancrania, Helieranella, Huangshiaspis, Hypermecaspidinae, Inkouia, Jujuyaspis, Leiobienvillia, Leptobenthos, Leptoplastinae, Leptoplastus, Lisania, Magnomma, Marjumia, 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: Highgatella cordilleri Highgatella wilsoni
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (14: Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador collections), United States (5: Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Vermont)
• Skullrockian of United States (1: Utah)
• Cambrian of Canada (2: Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador), United States (4: Texas, Utah)
Total: 26 collections including 27 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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