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Ectillaenus

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Illaenidae

Taxonomy
Ectillaenus was named by Salter (1867) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l O Ashg Sepkoski's reference number: 378].

It was assigned to Corynexochida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Illaenidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Ectillaenus Salter
2002Ectillaenus Jell and Adrain p. 369
2002Ectillaenus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
familyIllaenidaeHawle and Corda 1847
genusEctillaenusSalter 1867

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.

G. †Ectillaenus Salter 1867
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Spines: noneg
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959).g
Created: 2009-06-09 11:44:27
Modified: 2009-06-09 13:44:27
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Harrington et al. 1959, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Llanvirn to the top of the Rawtheyan or 468.00000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (57 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig478.6 - 466.0United Kingdom (England) E. sp. (3684 3685 3704 3706)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom (England) E. sp. (3707)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom (Wales) E. perovalis (69843 69844)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom E. perovalis (69811 69813 69814 69815 69816 69818 69819 69838 69842)
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Spain (Toledo) E. giganteus (20959) E. sp. (20898 20899)
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Spain (Oviedo) E. sp. (21094)
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Morocco E. sp. (20986)
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0France (Manche) E. sp. (21086)
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Spain (Cuidad Real) E. sp. (21052 21054)
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Spain (Caceres) E. sp. (21048)
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Spain (Sierra Morena and Badajoz) E. sp. (21022)
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Spain (Salamanca) E. giganteus (198819) E. sp. (198818)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Czech Republic (Prague) E. katzeri, E. sarkaensis (76458)
Oretanian - Dobrotivian468.0 - 457.9Spain (Oviedo) E. sp. (21096)
Sarka466.0 - 466.0Czech Republic E. katzeri (3857)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Czech Republic E. sp. (3859)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Spain (Cuidad Real) E. giganteus (20891 166760) E. sp. (21051)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Spain (Badajoz) E. sp. (21050)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Morocco E. sp. (20999)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Portugal E. sp. (20932 20958 21010 193319 193320 193326 193328)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Spain (Sierra Morena and Cuidad Real) E. sp. (21017)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Spain E. sp. (93271)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Morocco (Taroudannt) E. sp. (20987)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Spain (Asturias) E. sp. (21084)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Czech Republic (Central Bohemia) E. benignensis (192908)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9France E. sp. (21004)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Spain (Guadalajara) E. sp. (194899)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Spain (Ciudad Real) E. giganteus (44050)
Dobrotivian - Caradoc459.0 - 449.5Spain (Oviedo) E. sp. (21095)
Dobrotivian - Caradoc459.0 - 449.5Spain (Ciudad Real) E. sp. (20892)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Czech Republic E. sp. (3856)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (England) E. sp. (3676 3681)