Olenoides expansus Walcott 1884 (trilobite)

Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Dorypygidae

Alternative combinations: Dicellocephalus expansus, Dolichometopus expansus

Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1884. Paleontology of the Eureka district. United States Geological Survey Monograph 8(8):1-298

Belongs to Olenoides according to A. R. Palmer 1954

See also Walcott 1884 and Walcott 1916

Sister taxa: Olenoides abnormis, Olenoides brighamensis, Olenoides buttsi, Olenoides comptus, Olenoides curticei, Olenoides decorus, Olenoides evansi, Olenoides hubeiensis, Olenoides maladensis, Olenoides nevadensis, Olenoides nitidus, Olenoides obrutchevi, Olenoides octaspinus, Olenoides paraptus, Olenoides pennsylvanicus, Olenoides proa, Olenoides pugio, Olenoides serratus, Olenoides skabelundi, Olenoides spencei, Olenoides steptoensis, Olenoides tranans, Olenoides vali, Olenoides wahsatchensis, Neolenus inflatus, Neolenus superbus, Neolenus intermedius

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Upper Wheeler Shale, Bed: 82W72 (Cambrian of Utah)

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