Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae
Alternative combinations: Leptoplastides mariana, Parabolinopsis mariana
Belongs to Leptoplastides according to W. D. Boyce 1986
See also Harrington and Leanza 1957 and Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968
Sister taxa: Leptoplastides argentinensis, Leptoplastides coniunctus, Leptoplastides depressus, Leptoplastides granulosus, Leptoplastides irae, Leptoplastides latus, Leptoplastides nodifer, Leptoplastides salteri, Leptoplastides ulrichi, Beltella versimilis
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Argentina (16 collections)
• Tremadoc of Argentina (30), Bolivia (1), Mexico (3)
• Cambrian of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador)
Total: 51 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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