†Ectenonotus progenitor Fortey and Droser 1996 (trilobite)
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Trilobita - Phacopida - Pliomeridae
Full reference: R. A. Fortey and M.L. Droser. 1996. Trilobites at the base of the Middle Ordovician, western United States. Journal of Paleontology 70(1):73-99
Belongs to Ectenonotus according to R. A. Fortey and M.L. Droser 1996
Sister taxa: Ectenonotus connemaricus, Ectenonotus marginatus, Ectenonotus raymondi, Ectenonotus westoni, Ectenonotus whittingtoni
Type specimen: USNM 481373, a pygidium
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (4: Utah collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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