Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae
Alternative combinations: Peltura punctata, Triarthrus punctatus
Belongs to Porterfieldia according to R. A. Fortey and R. M. Owens 1978
See also Henningsmoen 1957
Sister taxa: Porterfieldia acava, Porterfieldia caecigena, Porterfieldia convergens, Porterfieldia cuadrata, Porterfieldia fischeri, Porterfieldia goldwyerensis, Porterfieldia maanssonae, Porterfieldia parapunctata, Porterfieldia sinensis, Porterfieldia thor, Porterfieldia turneri
Type specimen: SMA 3099 (lectotype), an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Nant y Glasdwyr 3A, which is in an Arenig offshore mudstone in the Carmarthen Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Arenig of the United Kingdom (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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