Olenidae


Olenidae is a family of ptychopariid trilobites. Some genera, Balnibarbi and Cloacaspis, are thought to have evolved a symbiotic relationship with sulfur-eating bacteria from which they derived nutrition.

Genera

  • Acerocare
  • Acerocarina
  • Aciculolenus
  • Anaximander
  • Angelina,
  • Apoplanias
  • Asilluchus
  • Baikonuraspis
  • Balnibarbi
  • Bienvillia
  • Boeckaspis
  • Bondarevites
  • Bulbolenus
  • Chekiangaspis
  • Cloacaspis
  • Ctenopyge
  • Cyclognathina
  • Danarcus
  • Desmetia
  • Eoctenopyge
  • Euonchonotina
  • Eurycare
  • Granitzia
  • Hancrania
  • Helieranella
  • Highgatella
  • Huangshiaspis
  • Hunanolenus
  • Hypermecaspis,
  • Inkouia,
  • Isidrella
  • Jujuyaspis,
  • Leiobienvillia
  • Leptoplastides,
  • Leptoplastus
  • Leurostega
  • Magnomma
  • Mesoctenopyge
  • Moxomia
  • Neoolenus
  • Neoparabolina
  • Nericiaspis
  • Olenus,
  • Orkekeia
  • Parabolina,
  • Parabolinella
  • Parabolinina
  • Parabolinites
  • Paraolenus
  • Paraplicatolina
  • Peltocare
  • Peltura,
  • Pelturina
  • Plicatolina
  • Plicatolinella
  • Porterfieldia
  • Prohedinella
  • Protopeltura
  • Psilocara
  • Remizites
  • Rhodonaspis
  • Saltaspis
  • Shihuigouia
  • Sphaerophthalmus
  • Svalbardites
  • Talbotinella
  • Triarthrus ?
  • Ullaspis
  • Westergaardia
  • Westergaardites
  • Wujiajiania.