Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae
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, Leiobienvillia, 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, Wujiajiania
Subtaxa: Westergaardites pelturaeformis
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Taoyuanian of China (2 collections)
• Cambrian of Kazakhstan (4), United States (2: Nevada)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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