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Eunicites

Polychaeta - Leodicidae

Taxonomy
Eunicites was named by Ehlers (1868) [Sepkoski's age data: ]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Eunicea by Ehlers (1868); to Leodicidae by Gall (1971); and to Eunicemorpha by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Eunicites Ehlers
1971Eunicites Gall
2002Eunicites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
classPolychaetaGrube 1850
familyLeodicidaeTreadwell 1921
genusEunicitesEhlers 1868

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. †Eunicites Ehlers 1868
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Eunicites atavus Ehlers 1869
Eunicites avitus Ehlers 1869
Eunicites dentatus Ehlers 1869
Eunicites triasicus Gall and Grauvogel 1967
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 12:32:22
Modified: 2010-02-16 04:15:12
Source: c = class
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Chatfieldian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 453.80000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) E. sp. (37834)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Ohio) E. sp. (387)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Indiana) E. sp. (6732)
Aegean246.7 - 244.99France (Moselle) E. triasicus (206490)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) E. proavus (154138)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) E. proavus, E. atavus, E. avitus, E. dentatus (197361)