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Enteletes densus

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Enteletidae

Taxonomy
Enteletes densus was named by Cooper and Grant (1976). Its type specimen is USNM 152889n, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USNM706f, lower Hess Canyon, Glass Mountains, which is in a Roadian slope limestone in the Road Canyon Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Enteletes densus Cooper and Grant p. 2630 figs. Pl 675, figs 1-21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyEnteletoideaWaagen 1884
familyEnteletidaeWaagen 1884
genusEnteletesWaldheim 1825
speciesdensus

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.

Enteletes densus Cooper and Grant 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1711.41.9029.112.69.75

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:11:06
Modified: 2009-04-11 14:18:14
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Roadian or 272.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) Enteletes densus (type locality: 43554 105874 105875)