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Olenelloidea ✝
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| Rank | superfamily (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Olenelloidea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 165 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 516 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Redlichiida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | deposit feeder (based on Redlichiida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Biceratopsidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 87 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Holmiidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 159 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Laudoniidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 19 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Olenellidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 354 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Wanneriidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 56 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1890 | Olenelloidea Walcott |
| 1993 | Olenelloidea Palmer and Repina p. 21 |
| 1998 | Olenelloidea Lieberman p. 68 |
| 2001 | Olenelloidea Lieberman p. 102 |
| 2006 | Olenelloidea Skovsted p. 1093 |
| 2007 | Olenelloidea Webster p. 1173 |
| 2011 | Olenelloidea Adrain p. 104 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
