Artiopoda - Olenida - Olenidae
Belongs to Hypermecaspis according to D. S. Monti et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Hypermecaspis alveus, Hypermecaspis armata, Hypermecaspis asiatica, Hypermecaspis brevifrons, Hypermecaspis bulmani, Hypermecaspis chamarrensis, Hypermecaspis edselbrussai, Hypermecaspis inermis, Hypermecaspis kolouros, Hypermecaspis latigena, Hypermecaspis mimitis, Hypermecaspis occidentalis, Hypermecaspis rugosa, Hypermecaspis venerabilis, Hypermecaspis venulosa
Type specimen: Its type locality is San Lucas, abandoned road road on slope west of village, which is in a Llanvirn shallow subtidal carbonate in the Coroico Formation of Bolivia
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at San Lucas, abandoned road road on slope west of village
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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