Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae
Full reference: F. Rasetti. 1954. Early Ordovician trilobite faunules from Quebec and Newfoundland. Journal of Paleontology 28(5):581-587
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, Highgatella, Huangshiaspis, Hypermecaspidinae, Inkouia, Jujuyaspis, 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: Leiobienvillia laevigata Leiobienvillia terranovica
Type: Leiobienvillia laevigata
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (2: Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador collections)
• Cambrian of Canada (3: Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador), United States (2: Texas)
Total: 7 collections including 9 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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