†Protolenus Matthew 1892 (trilobite)
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Artiopoda - Redlichiida - Ellipsocephalidae
Synonym: Bergeronia Matthew 1895 [objective synonym]
Parent taxon: Protoleninae according to A. El Albani et al. 2024
See also Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anaxarete, Chorbusulina, Cuneoaxiella
Subtaxa: Protolenus (Hupeolenus) Protolenus (Protolenus) Protolenus elegans Protolenus pustulatus
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Italy (1 collection), Morocco (10), Poland (3), Spain (4), the United Kingdom (1)
• Amgan of Germany (4), Poland (1)
• Caerfai of Canada (8: New Brunswick)
Total: 32 collections including 43 occurrences
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