Artiopoda - Olenida - Olenidae
Synonym: Alimbetaspis Balashova 1961
Parent taxon: Olenidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Harrington and Leanza 1957 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acerocare, Acerocarina, Aciculolenus, Angelina, Apoplanias, Asilluchus, Baikonuraspis, Balnibarbiinae, Bienvillia, Bondarevites, Chekiangaspis, Ctenopyge, Cyclognathina, Euonchonotina, Eurycare, Hancrania, Helieranella, Highgatella, Huangshiaspis, Hypermecaspidinae, 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: Jujuyaspis borealis Jujuyaspis keideli
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Argentina (33 collections), Bolivia (6), Canada (10: Alberta, British Columbia), China (1), Norway (1), United States (2: New Mexico, Utah)
• Skullrockian of United States (2: Texas)
• Cambrian of United States (5: Texas)
Total: 60 collections including 62 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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