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Simulolenus granulatus

Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae

Taxonomy
Olenus granulatus was named by Palmer (1960) [Questionably assigned to this genus]. Its type specimen is USNM 136861, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Simulolenus granulatus by Palmer (1965).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Olenus granulatus Palmer p. 79 figs. Pl. 6, fig. 24
1965Simulolenus granulatus Palmer p. 56

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyOlenidaeBurmeister 1843
genusSimulolenusDalman 1827
speciesgranulatus()

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.

Simulolenus granulatus Palmer 1960
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Diagnosis
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