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Ectenolites sinuatus

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Ellesmeroceratidae

Taxonomy
Ectenolites sinuatus was named by Flower (1964).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Ectenolites simplex Flower
1964Ectenolites sinuatus Flower p. 56 figs. pl. 7, fig. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderEllesmerocerida()
familyEllesmeroceratidaeKobayashi 1934
genusEctenolitesUlrich and Foerste 1935
speciessinuatusFlower 1964

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.

Ectenolites sinuatus Flower 1964
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Invalid names: Ectenolites simplex Flower 1964 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:32:52
Modified: 2007-09-07 11:44:36
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Demingian to the top of the Skullrockian or 485.40000 to 482.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Skullrockian487.5 - 482.3USA (New York) Ectenolites sinuatus (87318)
Demingian485.4 - 478.6USA (New York) Ectenolites sinuatus, Ectenolites simplex (427)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (New York) Ectenolites sinuatus, Ectenolites simplex (56487)