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Ectenonotus progenitor

Artiopoda - Phacopida - Pliomeridae

Taxonomy
Ectenonotus progenitor was named by Fortey and Droser (1996) [Paratypes: crandia, USNM 481372, 481394; pygidium, USNM 481395]. Its type specimen is USNM 481373, a pygidium, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Ectenonotus progenitor Fortey and Droser p. 93 figs. 16.4-16.5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderPhacopidaSalter 1864
suborderCheirurinaHarrington and Leanza 1957
familyPliomeridaeRaymond 1913
subfamilyCybelopsinae
genusEctenonotus
speciesprogenitor

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.

†Ectenonotus progenitor Fortey and Droser 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:29:43
Modified: 2009-12-16 01:33:48
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Rangerian or 471.30000 to 470.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rangerian471.3 - 470.3USA (Utah) Ectenonotus progenitor (37452 37454 37466 37467)