Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae
Full reference: B. G. Waisfeld and N. E. Vaccari. 2006. Revision de la Biozona de Ogygiocaris araiorhachis (Trilobita, Tremadociano tardio) en la region de Pascha-Incamayo, Cordillera Oriental, Argentina. Part 2. Sistematica. Ameghiniana 43(4):729-744
Belongs to Bienvillia according to B. G. Waisfeld and N. E. Vaccari 2006
Sister taxa: Bienvillia angelini, Bienvillia chaya, Bienvillia corax, Bienvillia eurekensis, Bienvillia grandis, Bienvillia kichka, Bienvillia papulosa, Bienvillia parchaensis, Bienvillia praecalva, Bienvillia rectifrons, Bienvillia shinetonensis, Bienvillia stikta, Bienvillia tetragonalis, Mendoparabolina pirquinensis, Mendoparabolina brevicauda
Type specimen: CEGH-UNC 22093, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Quebrada Barranco, which is in a Tremadoc coastal shale in the Saladillo Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Tremadoc of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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