Trilobita - Redlichiida - Olenellidae
Alternative combinations: Callavia nevadensis, Paedeumias nevadensis, Paedumias nevadensis
Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1910. Cambrian geology and paleontology. No. 6 - Olenellus and other genera of the Mesonacidæ. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 53(6):231-422
Belongs to Olenellus according to B. S. Lieberman 1999
See also Palmer and Halley 1979, Resser 1928, Riccio 1952 and Walcott 1910
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 clarki, Olenellus claytoni, Olenellus crassimarginatus, Olenellus georgiensis, Olenellus getzi, Olenellus gigas, Olenellus gilberti, Olenellus howelli, Olenellus latilimbatus, Olenellus megafrontalis, Olenellus parvofrontatus, Olenellus peculiaris, Olenellus puertoblancoensis, Olenellus robsonensis, Olenellus roddyi, Olenellus romensis, Olenellus schucherti, Olenellus thompsoni, Olenellus walcotti, Olenellus wanneri
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (1: Yukon Territory collection), United States (14: California, Nevada)
• Caerfai of United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
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