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Ectenolites primus

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Ellesmeroceratidae

Taxonomy
Ectenolites primus was named by Flower (1964). It is not extant. Its type specimen is RHF 298, a shell. Its type locality is Threadgill Creek section (San Saba Limestone), which is in a Trempealeauan shallow subtidal grainstone in the Wilberns Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Ectenolites primus Flower p. 54 figs. 3, 5, 6 Pl. 5

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

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Ectenolites primus Flower 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available