Trilobita - Redlichiida - Olenellidae
Alternative combination: Olenellus cylindricus
Full reference: A. R. Palmer and R. B. Halley. 1979. Physical Stratigraphy and Trilobite Biostratigraphy of the Carrara Formation (Lower and Middle Cambrian) in the Southern Great Basin. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1047:1-131
Belongs to Mesonacis according to B. S. Lieberman 1999
See also Palmer and Halley 1979
Sister taxa: Mesonacis bonnensis, Mesonacis eagerensis, Mesonacis fremonti, Mesonacis hamoculus, Mesonacis vermontanus, Mesonacis wileyi, Fremontia canadensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Grapevine Mountains, Carrara Fm, Eagle Mountain Shale Mbr(USGS 4146-CO), which is in a Dyeran coastal siltstone in the Carrara Formation of California.
Distribution:
• Cambrian of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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