Leiobienvillia Rasetti 1954 (trilobite)

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, Hypermecaspis, 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

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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

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