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Olenellus megafrontalis

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Olenellidae

Taxonomy
Olenellus megafrontalis was named by Vaccari (1988). Its type specimen is CEGH-UNC 297-302 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Arcuolenellus megafrontalis by Fowler (1999).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. austinvillensis, O. sequornalus, O. turmalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Olenellus megafrontalis Vaccari p. 559 figs. Lámina I, figuras 1 a 6
1999Arcuolenellus megafrontalis Fowler

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderOlenellina
superfamilyOlenelloidea
familyOlenellidae
subfamilyOlenellinae
genusOlenellusHall 1861
speciesmegafrontalis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Olenellus megafrontalis Vaccari 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available