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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

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.

Ectenolites primus Flower 1964
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Niuchehean or 489.50000 to 485.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Furongian497.0 - 485.4China (Zhejiang) Ectenolites primus (233233)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4USA (Texas) Ectenolites primus (type locality: 88784)
Niuchehean489.5 - 485.4China (Zhejiang) Ectenolites primus (125704)