†subfamily Olenellinae Walcott 1890 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Olenellidae

Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1890. Descriptive notes of new genera and species from the Lower Cambrian or Olenellus zone of North America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 12:33-46

Parent taxon: Olenellidae according to B. S. Lieberman 1999

See also Harrington 1956, Lieberman 1998, Palmer 1998, Palmer and Repina 1993 and Skovsted 2006

Sister taxa: Arcuolenellus, Biceratops, Fritzolenellus, Gabriellinae, Gabriellus, Mesonacinae, Peachella, Teresellus

Subtaxa: Olenellus

View classification

Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal deposit feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Argentina (1 collection), Canada (53: British Columbia, Labrador, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northern Territories, Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory), Greenland (6), Mexico (1), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (3), United States (113: Arizona, California, Maryland, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Virginia)

• Delamaran of Canada (1: British Columbia), United States (3: California, Virginia)

• Waucoban of Canada (2: British Columbia)

• Caerfai of Canada (2: Northwest Territories, Nunavut), United States (4: Nevada, New York)

Total: 189 collections including 346 occurrences

Show more details