Bienvillia eurekensis Taylor et al. 2024 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae

Full reference: J. F. Taylor, J. D. Loch, and J. E. Repetski. 2024. Taxonomy and stratigraphic distribution of Lotagnostus (Agnostida: Agnostidae) and associated trilobites and conodonts in the Upper Cambrian (Furongian) of Laurentia. Zootaxa 5422(1):1-66

Belongs to Bienvillia according to J. F. Taylor et al. 2024

Sister taxa: Bienvillia angelini, Bienvillia chaya, Bienvillia corax, Bienvillia grandis, Bienvillia jana, Bienvillia kichka, Bienvillia papulosa, Bienvillia parchaensis, Bienvillia praecalva, Bienvillia rectifrons, Bienvillia shinetonensis, Bienvillia stikta, Bienvillia tetragonalis, Mendoparabolina brevicauda, Mendoparabolina pirquinensis

Type specimen: CM 41320, a carapace

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Windfall Formation - Eureka (Cambrian of Nevada)

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