Ptychopariida

Olenus henningsmoeni

Order Ptychopariida / Suborder Olenina / Family Olenidae

Paibian (Furongian, Cambrian)Sweden
Olenus henningsmoeni — photo 1
Photo 1 · to stone together with her by the gods Holotype LO 7304T (Sweden; Ahlgren et al., 1996) Restoration (Ahlgren et al., 1996) Literature specimen (Sweden; Ahlgren et al., 1996)
Olenus henningsmoeni — photo 2
Photo 2 · to stone together with her by the gods Holotype LO 7304T (Sweden; Ahlgren et al., 1996) Restoration (Ahlgren et al., 1996) Literature specimen (Sweden; Ahlgren et al., 1996)
Olenus henningsmoeni — photo 3
Photo 3 · to stone together with her by the gods Holotype LO 7304T (Sweden; Ahlgren et al., 1996) Restoration (Ahlgren et al., 1996) Literature specimen (Sweden; Ahlgren et al., 1996)
Olenus henningsmoeni — photo 4
Photo 4 · to stone together with her by the gods Holotype LO 7304T (Sweden; Ahlgren et al., 1996) Restoration (Ahlgren et al., 1996) Literature specimen (Sweden; Ahlgren et al., 1996)
Classification
Order Ptychopariida / Suborder Olenina / Family Olenidae
Genus
Olenus Dalman, 1827
Genus author
Dalman J. W.
Genus etymology
Olenus, from Greek Ōlenos, a figure in Greek mythology who, because of his wife Lethaea's vanity, was turned
Species
O. henningsmoeni Ahlgren & Ahlberg, 1996
Species author
Ahlgren J. & Ahlberg P.
Species etymology
In honour of Prof. Gunnar Henningsmoen
Age
Paibian (Furongian, Cambrian)
Distribution
Sweden
Diagnosis
Compared with the type species Olenus gibbosus: the body is narrow and long, there are 4 pairs of glabellar furrows, and the thorax has 19 segments.