Artiopoda - Olenida - Olenidae
Alternative combinations: Apatokephalus corax, Dikelocephalus corax
Belongs to Bienvillia according to Clark 1924
See also Bassler 1915
Sister taxa: Bienvillia angelini, Bienvillia australis, Bienvillia brevica, Bienvillia cavernosa, Bienvillia chaya, Bienvillia eurekensis, Bienvillia grandis, Bienvillia inkouensis, Bienvillia jana, Bienvillia jiangshanensis, Bienvillia kichka, Bienvillia lata, Bienvillia papulosa, Bienvillia parchaensis, Bienvillia praecalva, Bienvillia rectifrons, Bienvillia shinetonensis, Bienvillia stikta, Bienvillia tetragonalis, Mendoparabolina nyensis, Mendoparabolina brevicauda, Mendoparabolina pirquinensis
Type specimen: Nat. Mus. Canada 876a, a cephalon/head (cranidium).
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Newfoundland collection)
• Cambrian of Canada (9: Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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