Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae
Alternative combination: Beltella ulrichi
Synonyms: Beltella convexa Tomczykowa 1968, Beltella rotundata Tomczykowa 1968
Belongs to Leptoplastides according to A. Zylinska 2001
See also Harrington and Leanza 1957
Sister taxa: Leptoplastides argentinensis, Leptoplastides coniunctus, Leptoplastides depressus, Leptoplastides granulosus, Leptoplastides irae, Leptoplastides latus, Leptoplastides marianus, Leptoplastides nodifer, Leptoplastides salteri, Beltella versimilis
Type specimens:
- Leptoplastides ulrichi: MACN no4335, a cephalon/head (cranidium).
- Beltella convexa:
- Beltella rotundata:
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Tremadoc of Argentina (7 collections), Bolivia (1)
• Cambrian of Argentina (8), Norway (3), Poland (1)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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