Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae
Alternative combinations: Beltella depressa, Ellipsocephalus depressus
Belongs to Leptoplastides according to A. Zylinska 2001
See also Fortey and Owens 1991 and Lake 1919
Sister taxa: Leptoplastides argentinensis, Leptoplastides coniunctus, Leptoplastides granulosus, Leptoplastides irae, Leptoplastides latus, Leptoplastides marianus, Leptoplastides nodifer, Leptoplastides salteri, Leptoplastides ulrichi, Beltella versimilis
Type specimen: BGS GSM10843 (lectotype), a thorax (trunk)
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Newfoundland collection), the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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