Trilobita - Redlichiida - Olenellidae
Alternative combinations: Olenellus (Paedeumias) clarki, Paedeumias clarki, Paedumias clarki
Full reference: C. E. Resser. 1928. Cambrian fossils from the Mohave desert. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 81(2):1-14
Belongs to Olenellus according to B. S. Lieberman 1999
See also Palmer 1998, Palmer and Halley 1979, Resser 1928 and Riccio 1952
Sister taxa: Olenellus (Angustolenellus), Olenellus (Georgiellus), Olenellus (Mesolenellus), Olenellus (Olenelloides), Olenellus (Olenellus), Olenellus (Paedeumias), Olenellus agellus, Olenellus alius, Olenellus brachyomma, Olenellus bufrontis, Olenellus buttsi, Olenellus claytoni, Olenellus crassimarginatus, Olenellus georgiensis, Olenellus getzi, Olenellus gigas, Olenellus gilberti, Olenellus howelli, Olenellus latilimbatus, Olenellus megafrontalis, Olenellus nevadensis, Olenellus parvofrontatus, Olenellus peculiaris, Olenellus puertoblancoensis, Olenellus robsonensis, Olenellus roddyi, Olenellus romensis, Olenellus schucherti, Olenellus thompsoni, Olenellus walcotti, Olenellus wanneri
Type specimen: USNM 78393, 78394
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (1: Northern Territories collection), United States (24: California, Nevada)
Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence
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