Artiopoda - Olenida - Olenidae
Full reference: M. F. Tortello and S. B. Esteban. 2003. Lower Ordovician stratigraphy and trilobite faunas from the southern Famatina Range, La Rioja, Argentina. Special Papers in Palaeontology 70:213-239
Parent taxon: Olenidae according to M. F. Tortello and S. B. Esteban 2003
Sister taxa: Acerocare, Acerocarina, Aciculolenus, Angelina, Apoplanias, Asilluchus, Baikonuraspis, Balnibarbiinae, Bienvillia, Bondarevites, Chekiangaspis, Ctenopyge, Cyclognathina, Euonchonotina, Eurycare, Hancrania, Helieranella, Highgatella, Huangshiaspis, Hypermecaspidinae, Jujuyaspis, Leiobienvillia, Leptoplastinae, Leptoplastus, Magnomma, 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: none
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Portezuelo de La Alumbrera Creek, Famatina Range, Upper Volcancito Formation (Ordovician of Argentina)
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