Artiopoda - Olenida - Olenidae
Alternative combinations: Bienvillia papulosus, Porterfieldia papulosa, Triarthrus papulosus
Full reference: R. A. Fortey. 1974. The Ordovician trilobites of Spitsbergen. I. Olenidae. Norsk Polarinstitutt Skrifter 160:1-129
Belongs to Bienvillia according to R. A. Fortey and M. L. Droser 1999
See also Fortey 1974 and Ludvigsen and Tuffnell 1983
Sister taxa: Bienvillia angelini, Bienvillia australis, Bienvillia brevica, Bienvillia cavernosa, Bienvillia chaya, Bienvillia corax, Bienvillia eurekensis, Bienvillia grandis, Bienvillia inkouensis, Bienvillia jana, Bienvillia jiangshanensis, Bienvillia kichka, Bienvillia lata, Bienvillia parchaensis, Bienvillia praecalva, Bienvillia rectifrons, Bienvillia shinetonensis, Bienvillia stikta, Bienvillia tetragonalis, Mendoparabolina brevicauda, Mendoparabolina pirquinensis
Type specimen: SMA 84100, a cephalon/head (cranidium)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Whiterockian of Norway (2 collections)
• Ordovician of United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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