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Olenidae

Trilobita - Olenida - Olenidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Olenidae Burmeister
1908Olenidae Walcott p. 36
1957Olenidae Harrington and Leanza
1968Olenidae Robison and Pantoja-Alor p. 785
1997Olenidae Whittington et al. p. 302
2000Olenidae Bao and Jago pp. 887, 900
2011Olenidae Adrain p. 107

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyOlenidaeBurmeister 1843
familyOlenidaeBurmeister 1843

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.

Fm. †Olenidae Burmeister 1843
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G. †Acerocare Angelin 1954
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†Acerocare ecorne Angelin 1854
G. †Acerocarina Poulson 1951
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†Acerocarina klonowkae Orlowski 1968
†Acerocarina micropyga Linnarsson 1875
Invalid names: Cyclognathus Linnarsson 1875 [replaced]
G. †Aciculolenus Palmer 1965
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†Aciculolenus askewi Chatterton 2020
†Aciculolenus peculiaris Palmer 1965
G. †Angelina Salter 1859
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†Angelina hyeronimi Kayser 1876
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Invalid names: Angelina punctolineata Kobayashi 1937 [synonym]
†Angelina kayseri Harrington and Leanza 1957
†Angelina latifrons Wilson 1954
†Angelina sedgwickii Salter 1859
†Angelina spinosa Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968
G. †Apoplanias Lochmann 1964
G. †Asilluchus Opik 1963
G. †Baikonuraspis Ergaliev 1983
Subfm. †Balnibarbiinae Fortey 1974
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G. †Balnibarbi Fortey 1974
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†Balnibarbi erugata Fortey 1974
†Balnibarbi pulvurea Fortey 1974
†Balnibarbi scimitar Fortey 1974
†Balnibarbi sombrero Fortey 1974
†Balnibarbi tholia Fortey 1974
G. †Cloacaspis Fortey 1974
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†Cloacaspis ceryx Fortey 1974
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†Cloacaspis ceryx ceryx Fortey 1974
†Cloacaspis dejecta Fortey 1974
†Cloacaspis ekphymosa Fortey 1974
†Cloacaspis senilis Fortey 1974
†Cloacaspis tesselata Fortey and Droser 1999
G. †Bondarevites Lazarenko 1989
G. †Chekiangaspis Lu 1961
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†Chekiangaspis karatauensis Ergaliev 1980
G. †Ctenopyge Linnarsson 1880
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Subg. †Ctenopyge (Ctenopyge) Linnarsson 1880
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†Ctenopyge (Ctenopyge) affinis Westergård 1922
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Invalid names: Ctenopyge laticornis Westergård 1944 [synonym]
†Ctenopyge (Ctenopyge) gracilis Henningsmoen 1957
†Ctenopyge bisulcata Phillips 1848
†Ctenopyge fletcheri Matthew 1901
G. †Cyclognathina Lermontova 1951
G. †Euonchonotina Lu and Zhou 1986
G. †Eurycare Angelin 1854
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†Eurycare brevicauda Angelin 1854
†Eurycare latum Boeck 1838
G. †Hancrania Kobayashi 1962
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†Hancrania brevilimbata Kobayashi 1962
G. †Helieranella Baldis and Gonzalez 1984
G. †Highgatella Shaw 1955
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†Highgatella cordilleri Lochman 1964
†Highgatella wilsoni Loch et al. 1993
G. †Huangshiaspis Liu 1977
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Subfm. †Hypermecaspidinae Harrington and Leanza 1957
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G. †Hypermecaspis Harrington and Leanza 1957
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†Hypermecaspis alveus Fortey 1974
†Hypermecaspis armata Harrington and Leanza 1957
†Hypermecaspis branisai Pribyl and Vanek 1980
†Hypermecaspis brevifrons Fortey 1974
†Hypermecaspis bulmani Harrington and Leanza 1957
†Hypermecaspis chamarrensis Waisfeld 2001
†Hypermecaspis edselbrussai Waisfeld and Vaccari 2009
†Hypermecaspis inermis Harrington and Leanza 1957
†Hypermecaspis latigena Fortey 1974
†Hypermecaspis mimitis Henderson 1983
†Hypermecaspis occidentalis Waisfeld 2001
†Hypermecaspis rugosa Brøgger 1882
†Hypermecaspis venerabilis Fortey and Owens 1978
†Hypermecaspis venulosa Fortey 1974
G. †Inkouia Zhang and Fan 1960
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Invalid names: Agalatus Lisogor 1961 [synonym]
G. †Jujuyaspis Kobayashi 1936
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†Jujuyaspis borealis Kobayashi 1955
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Invalid names: Sphaerophthalmella inexpectans Kobayashi 1955 [synonym]
†Jujuyaspis keideli Kobayashi 1936
†Jujuyaspis keideli norvegica Henningsmoen 1957
Invalid names: Alimbetaspis Balashova 1961 [synonym]
G. †Leiobienvillia Rasetti 1954
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†Leiobienvillia laevigata Rasetti 1954
†Leiobienvillia leonensis Winston and Nicholls 1967
G. †Leptobenthos Tortello and Esteban 2003
Subfm. †Leptoplastinae Angelin 1854
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G. †Sphaerophthalmus Angelin 1854
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†Sphaerophthalmus angustus Westergard 1922
†Sphaerophthalmus arcus Høyberget and Bruton 2012
†Sphaerophthalmus modestus Henningsmoen 1957
†Sphaerophthalmus postcurrens Westergard 1944
Invalid names: Eoctenopyge Henningsmoen 1957 [synonym]
G. †Triangulopyge Høyberget and Bruton 2012
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†Triangulopyge humilis Phillips 1848
†Triangulopyge majusculus Linnarsson 1880
G. †Leptoplastus Angelin 1854
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†Leptoplastus abnormis Westergård 1944
†Leptoplastus angustatus Angelin 1854
†Leptoplastus crassicornis Westergård 1944
†Leptoplastus ovatus Angelin 1854
G. †Lisania Walcott 1911
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Invalid names: Aojia Kobayashi 1935 [synonym]
G. †Magnomma Lu and Qian 1983
G. †Marjumia Walcott 1916
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†Marjumia bagginsi Melzak and Westrop 1994
†Marjumia callas Walcott 1916
†Marjumia spinosa Robison 1988
†Marjumia transversa Palmer 1968
†Marjumia typa Walcott 1908
G. †Nericiaspis Tjernvik 1955
Subfm. †Oleninae Burmeister 1843
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G. †Plesioparabolina Harrington and Leanza 1942
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†Plesioparabolina proparia Harrington and Leanza 1942
G. †Porterfieldia Cooper 1953
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†Porterfieldia acava Edgecombe et al. 2005
†Porterfieldia caecigena Raymond 1920
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Invalid names: Triarthrus reedi Raymond 1925 [synonym]
†Porterfieldia convergens Whittard 1961
†Porterfieldia cuadrata Waisfeld 2001
†Porterfieldia fischeri Billings 1865
†Porterfieldia maanssonae Edgecombe et al. 2005
†Porterfieldia punctata Crosfield and Skeat 1896
†Porterfieldia sinensis Chang and Fan 1965
†Porterfieldia thor Fortey 1974
†Porterfieldia turneri Baldis and Poethe 1995
G. †Rampartaspis Loch et al. 1993
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†Rampartaspis dissimulosulcus Loch et al. 1993
Invalid names: Triarthrinae Ulrich 1930 [synonym]
G. †Olenus Dalman 1827
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†Olenus alpha Henningsmoen 1957
†Olenus asiaticus Kobayashi 1944
†Olenus attenuatus Boeck 1838
†Olenus austriacus Yang 1977
†Olenus gibbosus Wahlenberg 1821
†Olenus punctatus Peng et al. 2004
†Olenus rotundatus Westergård 1922
†Olenus sinensis Lu 1964
†Olenus solitarius Westergard 1922
†Olenus transversus Westergård 1922
†Olenus truncatus Brünnich 1854
Invalid names: Simulolenus Palmer 1965 [synonym]
G. †Parabolina Salter 1849
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Subg. †Parabolina (Parabolina) Salter 1849
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Invalid names: Parabolina sexdentata Brögger 1884 [synonym]
†Parabolina heres lata Matthew 1892
†Parabolina angusta Pokrovskaya 1966
†Parabolina argentina Kayser 1876
†Parabolina kobayashii Harrington and Leanza 1957
†Parabolina monstruosa Pokrovskaya 1966
†Parabolina pheidolopyge Harrington 1938
G. †Parabolinella Brögger 1882
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†Parabolinella argentinensis Kobayashi 1936
†Parabolinella bisulcata Kobayashi 1955
†Parabolinella bolbifrons Fortey and Owens 1997
†Parabolinella clarisae Monti et al. 2016
†Parabolinella coelatifrons Harrington and Leanza 1957
†Parabolinella contracta Lu and Zhou 1981
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Invalid names: Parabolinella sayramensis Xiang and Zhang 1984 [synonym]
†Parabolinella hecuba Walcott 1924
†Parabolinella jiangnanensis Lu and Lin 1984
†Parabolinella lata Henningsmoen 1957
†Parabolinella limitis Brögger 1882
†Parabolinella pompadouris Monti et al. 2016
†Parabolinella prolata Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968
†Parabolinella triarthra Callaway 1877
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Invalid names: Parabolinella quadrata Matthew 1902 [synonym]
†Parabolinella triarthroides Harrington 1938
†Parabolinella tumifrons Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968
†Parabolinella variabilis Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968
Invalid names: Moxomia Walcott 1924 [synonym]
G. †Parabolinina Lazarenko 1966
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†Parabolinina fortunata Lazarenko 1966
G. †Parabolinites Henningsmoen 1957
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†Parabolinites bisulcatus Ergaliev 1980
G. †Paraolenus Lermontova 1951
G. †Paraplicatolina Benedetto 1977
G. †Peltocare Henningsmoen 1957
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†Peltocare modestum Henningsmoen 1959
†Peltocare norvegicum Moberg and Möller 1898
†Peltocare olenoides Salter 1866
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Invalid names: Acerocarina glaber Harrington 1938 [synonym]
G. †Peltura Agassiz 1846
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Subg. †Peltura (Olenus) Hall 1859
†Peltura scaraboides Wahlenberg 1821
Invalid names: Anopocare Angelin 1854 [synonym], Anthes Goldfuss 1843 [objective synonym]
G. †Pelturina Henningsmoen 1957
Subfm. †Pelturinae Hawle and Corda 1847
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G. †Anaximander Fortey 1974
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†Anaximander clavatus Fortey 1974
G. †Chungkingaspis Lu 1962
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G. †Leptoplastides Raw 1908
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†Leptoplastides argentinensis Kobayashi 1935
†Leptoplastides coniunctus Tomczykowa 1968
†Leptoplastides depressus Salter In Murchinson 1859
†Leptoplastides granulosus Harrington 1938
†Leptoplastides irae Orlowski 1968
†Leptoplastides latus Tomczykowa 1968
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Invalid names: Beltella czarnockii Tomczykowa 1968 [synonym]
†Leptoplastides nodifer Rushton 1982
†Leptoplastides salteri Callaway 1877
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Invalid names: Beltella spinifera Lake 1932 [synonym]
†Leptoplastides ulrichi Kayser 1897
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Invalid names: Beltella convexa Tomczykowa 1968 [synonym], Beltella rotundata Tomczykowa 1968 [synonym]
Invalid names: Andesaspis Kobayashi 1935 [synonym], Beltella Lake 1919 [synonym], Parabolinopsis [synonym]
G. †Leurostega Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968
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†Leurostega aphelix Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968
G. †Psilocara Fortey 1974
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†Psilocara comma Fortey 1974
†Psilocara liliae Tortello 1999
†Psilocara patagiatum Fortey 1974
G. †Svalbardites Fortey 1974
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†Svalbardites hamus Fortey 1974
†Svalbardites hebaxis Fortey 1974
Subfm. †Plicatolininae Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968
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G. †Plicatolina Shaw 1951
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†Plicatolina changshanensis Lu and Lin 1980
†Plicatolina dunbari Ludvigsen et al. 1989
†Plicatolina kindlei Shaw 1951
†Plicatolina scalpta Harrington and Leanza 1957
G. †Plicatolinella Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968
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†Plicatolinella ocula Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968
G. †Prohedinella Sivov 1955
G. †Protopeltura Broegger 1882
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†Protopeltura mesembria Harrington and Leanza 1957
†Protopeltura praecursor Westergård 1909
G. †Remizites Ivshin and Ergaliev 1983
G. †Rhodonaspis Whitehouse 1939
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†Rhodonaspis longula Whitehouse 1939
G. †Saltaspis Harrington and Leanza 1952
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†Saltaspis steinmanni Harrington and Leanza 1952
G. †Sphaerophthalmella Kobayashi 1955
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Invalid names: Boeckaspis Henningsmoen 1955 [synonym]
G. †Talbotinella Poulson 1960
G. †Ullaspis Westergard 1948
G. †Westergaardia Raymond 1924
G. †Westergaardites Troedsson 1937
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G. †Wujiajiania Lu and Lin 1980
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†Wujiajiania expansa Lu and Lin 1980
†Wujiajiania lyndasmithae Chatterton and Gibb 2016
†Wujiajiania sutherlandi Chatterton and Ludvigsen 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available