Olenellus puertoblancoensis Lochman 1952 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Olenellidae

Full reference: C. Lochman. 1952. Trilobites. Cambrian Stratigraphy and Paleontology Near Caborca, Northwestern Sonora, Mexico. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 119 (1) 60-161

Belongs to Olenellus according to A. R. Palmer and R. B. Halley 1979

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 nevadensis, Olenellus parvofrontatus, Olenellus peculiaris, Olenellus robsonensis, Olenellus roddyi, Olenellus romensis, Olenellus schucherti, Olenellus thompsoni, Olenellus walcotti, Olenellus wanneri

Type specimen: U.S.N.M. No.115703, a cephalon/head.

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Canada (6: Northwest Territories collections), Mexico (1), United States (4: California, Nevada)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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