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Ectenaspis

Artiopoda - Asaphida - Asaphidae

Taxonomy
Ectenaspis was named by Raymond (1920) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-u O Ashg-u Sepkoski's reference number: 795,1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Asaphidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Asaphida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Ectenaspis Raymond
2002Ectenaspis Jell and Adrain pp. 369, 466
2002Ectenaspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyAsaphoideaSalter 1864
familyAsaphidaeBurmeister 1843
genusEctenaspisRaymond 1920

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. †Ectenaspis Raymond 1920
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Ectenaspis beckeri Slocom 1913
Ectenaspis burkhalteri Amati 2014
Ectenaspis homalonotoides Walcott 1879
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-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 14:38:06
Modified: 2009-12-14 00:45:08
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Maysvillian to the top of the Richmondian or 450.20000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) E. burkhalteri (164841)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Minnesota) Megalaspis beckeri (164851)