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Taxonomy
Olenidae was named by Burmeister (1843).
It was assigned to Opisthoparia by Walcott (1908); to Olenina by Harrington and Leanza (1957); to Agnostida by Robison and Pantoja-Alor (1968); to Ptychopariida by Whittington et al. (1997); to Asaphida by Bao and Jago (2000); and to Olenida by Adrain (2011).
It was assigned to Opisthoparia by Walcott (1908); to Olenina by Harrington and Leanza (1957); to Agnostida by Robison and Pantoja-Alor (1968); to Ptychopariida by Whittington et al. (1997); to Asaphida by Bao and Jago (2000); and to Olenida by Adrain (2011).
Subtaxa
Acerocare, Acerocarina (syn. Cyclognathus), Aciculolenus, Angelina, Apoplanias, Asilluchus, Baikonuraspis, Balnibarbiinae, Bondarevites, Chekiangaspis, Ctenopyge, Cyclognathina, Euonchonotina, Eurycare, Hancrania, Helieranella, Highgatella, Huangshiaspis, Hypermecaspidinae, Hypermecaspis, Inkouia (syn. Agalatus), Jujuyaspis (syn. Alimbetaspis), Leiobienvillia, Leptobenthos, Leptoplastinae, Leptoplastus, Lisania (syn. Aojia), Magnomma, Marjumia, Nericiaspis, Oleninae (syn. Triarthrinae), Olenus (syn. Simulolenus), Parabolina, Parabolinella (syn. Moxomia), Parabolinina, Parabolinites, Paraolenus, Paraplicatolina, Peltocare, Peltura (syn. Anthes, Anopocare), Pelturina, Pelturinae, Plicatolininae, Prohedinella, Protopeltura, Remizites, Rhodonaspis, Saltaspis, Sphaerophthalmella (syn. Boeckaspis), Talbotinella, Ullaspis, Westergaardia, Westergaardites, Wujiajiania
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1843 | Olenidae Burmeister |
| 1908 | Olenidae Walcott p. 36 |
| 1957 | Olenidae Harrington and Leanza |
| 1968 | Olenidae Robison and Pantoja-Alor p. 785 |
| 1997 | Olenidae Whittington et al. p. 302 |
| 2000 | Olenidae Bao and Jago pp. 887, 900 |
| 2011 | Olenidae Adrain p. 107 |
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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
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 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 anataphra 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 chekiangensis Lu 1961
†Chekiangaspis karatauensis Ergaliev 1980
†Chekiangaspis subquadrata Peng 1992
G. †Cyclognathina Lermontova 1951
G. †Euonchonotina Lu and Zhou 1986
G. †Eurycare Angelin 1854
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. †Hypermecaspis Harrington and Leanza 1957
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†Hypermecaspis armata Harrington and Leanza 1957
†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 kolouros Ross 1970
†Hypermecaspis latigena Fortey 1974
†Hypermecaspis mimitis Henderson 1983
†Hypermecaspis occidentalis Waisfeld 2001
†Hypermecaspis venulosa Fortey 1974
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
Invalid names: Alimbetaspis Balashova 1961 [synonym]
G. †Leiobienvillia Rasetti 1954
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†Leiobienvillia laevigata Rasetti 1954
†Leiobienvillia terranovica Rasetti 1954
G. †Leptobenthos Tortello and Esteban 2003
Subfm. †Leptoplastinae Angelin 1854
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G. †Sphaerophthalmus Angelin 1854
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†Sphaerophthalmus alatus Boeck 1838
†Sphaerophthalmus angustus Westergard 1922
†Sphaerophthalmus arcus Høyberget and Bruton 2012
†Sphaerophthalmus drytonensis Cobbold 1934
†Sphaerophthalmus flagellifer Angelin 1854
†Sphaerophthalmus modestus Henningsmoen 1957
†Sphaerophthalmus postcurrens Westergard 1944
G. †Triangulopyge Høyberget and Bruton 2012
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†Triangulopyge humilis Phillips 1848
†Triangulopyge majusculus Linnarsson 1880
G. †Leptoplastus Angelin 1854
G. †Lisania Walcott 1911
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†Lisania paratungjenensis Yang 1978
Invalid names: Aojia Kobayashi 1935 [synonym]
G. †Magnomma Lu and Qian 1983
G. †Marjumia Walcott 1916
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†Marjumia callas Walcott 1916
†Marjumia newfoundlandensis Lochman 1938
†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 convergens Whittard 1961
†Porterfieldia cuadrata Waisfeld 2001
†Porterfieldia fisheri Billings 1865
†Porterfieldia maanssonae Edgecombe et al. 2005
†Porterfieldia parapunctata Fortey 1974
†Porterfieldia sinensis Chang and Fan 1965
†Porterfieldia thor Fortey 1974
†Porterfieldia turneri Baldis and Poethe 1995
Invalid names: Triarthrinae Ulrich 1930 [synonym]
G. †Olenus Dalman 1827
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†Olenus austriacus Yang 1977
†Olenus sinensis Lu 1964
†Olenus solitarius Westergard 1922
Invalid names: Simulolenus Palmer 1965 [synonym]
G. †Parabolina Salter 1849
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Subg. †Parabolina (Neoparabolina) Nikolaisen and Henningsmoen 1985
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†Parabolina (Neoparabolina) argentina Kayser 1876
†Parabolina (Neoparabolina) frequens argentina Kayser 1876
†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 coelatifrons Harrington and Leanza 1957
†Parabolinella hecuba Walcott 1924
†Parabolinella limitis Brögger 1882
†Parabolinella prolata Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968
†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. †Paraolenus Lermontova 1951
G. †Paraplicatolina Benedetto 1977
G. †Peltura Agassiz 1846
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Subg. †Peltura (Olenus) Hall 1859
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. †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 marianus Hoek 1912
†Leptoplastides nodifer Rushton 1982
†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]
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. †Remizites Ivshin and Ergaliev 1983
G. †Talbotinella Poulson 1960
G. †Ullaspis Westergard 1948
G. †Westergaardia Raymond 1924
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
†Wujiajiania tachenensis Lu 1964
Invalid names: Hypermecaspidinae Harrington and Leanza 1957 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available