Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae
Full reference: A. R. Palmer. 1965. Trilobites of the Late Cambrian Pterocephaliid Biomere in the Great Basin, United States. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 493:1-105
Parent taxon: Olenidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Chatterton and Ludvigsen 1998
Sister taxa: Acerocare, Acerocarina, Angelina, Apoplanias, Asilluchus, Baikonuraspis, Balnibarbiinae, Bondarevites, Chekiangaspis, Ctenopyge, Cyclognathina, Euonchonotina, Eurycare, Hancrania, Helieranella, Highgatella, Huangshiaspis, Hypermecaspidinae, Hypermecaspis, Inkouia, Jujuyaspis, Leiobienvillia, Leptobenthos, Leptoplastinae, Leptoplastus, Lisania, Magnomma, Marjumia, Nericiaspis, Oleninae, Olenus, Parabolina, Parabolinella, Parabolinina, Parabolinites, Paraolenus, Paraplicatolina, Peltocare, Peltura, Pelturina, Pelturinae, Plicatolininae, Prohedinella, Protopeltura, Remizites, Rhodonaspis, Saltaspis, Sphaerophthalmella, Talbotinella, Ullaspis, Westergaardia, Westergaardites, Wujiajiania
Subtaxa: Aciculolenus askewi Aciculolenus peculiaris
Type: Aciculolenus peculiaris
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (3: British Columbia collections), United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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