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Ectenolites

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Ellesmeroceratidae

Taxonomy
Ectenolites was named by Ulrich and Foerste (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Trep-u O Trem-l Sepkoski's reference number: 297,524]. It is not extant. Its type is Ectenolites subgracilis.

It was assigned to Ellesmeroceratidae by Flower (1964), Crick (1981), Kröger and Landing (2007), Kröger and Landing (2008) and Kröger and Landing (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Ectenolites Ulrich and Foerste
1964Ectenolites Flower p. 52
1981Ectenolites Crick p. 227
2007Ectenolites Kröger and Landing
2008Ectenolites Kröger and Landing
2009Ectenolites Kröger and Landing

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

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. †Ectenolites Ulrich and Foerste 1935
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†Ectenolites clelandi Ulrich et al. 1944
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Invalid names: Bassleroceras clelandi Ulrich et al. 1944 [synonym], Ectenolites penecilin Flower 1964 [synonym]
†Ectenolites extensus Flower 1964
†Ectenolites primus Flower 1964
†Ectenolites sinuatus Flower 1964
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Invalid names: Ectenolites simplex Flower 1964 [synonym]
†Ectenolites subgracilis Ulrich and Foerste 1935
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tremadoc to the top of the Skullrockian or 486.50000 to 482.30000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taoyuanian - Niuchehean498.5 - 485.4China (Zhejiang) E. longicollum (125669)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4China (Zhejiang) E. primus, E. penecilin (233233)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4USA (Texas) E. primus (88784)
Niuchehean489.5 - 485.4China (Zhejiang) E. abnormis, E. sinensis, E. longiconica, E. mirabilis, E. primus, E. penecilin (125704)
Skullrockian487.5 - 482.3USA (New York) Bassleroceras clelandi (87320) E. clelandi, E. sinuatus, E. extensus (87318)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (HeBei) E. sp. (7958 7978)
Demingian485.4 - 478.6USA (New York) E. curviseptatus, E. penecilin, E. sinuatus, E. simplex (427)
Stairsian485.4 - 478.6USA (New York) E. sp. (89491)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (New York) E. curviseptatus, E. penecilin, E. sinuatus, E. simplex (56487)