†Megapalaeolenus Chang 1966 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Redlichiida - Palaeolenidae
Parent taxon: Palaeolenidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Alataurus, Bajangoliaspis, Enammocephalus, Enixus, Ferralsia, Gigoutella, Habrocephalus, Palaeolenella, Palaeolenides, Palaeolenus, Resimopsis, Sibirolenus, Validaspis
Subtaxa: Megapalaeolenus (Latipalaeolenus) Megapalaeolenus deprati Megapalaeolenus fengyangensis Megapalaeolenus longispinus Megapalaeolenus quadratus
Type: Palaeolenus deprati
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (12 collections)
Total: 12 collections including 19 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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