Biology:Ectillaenus

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Short description: Genus of trilobites

Ectillaenus
Temporal range: Ordovician
Illaenidae - Ectillaenus advena.jpg
Fossil of Ectillaenus advena from Pléchâtel, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Corynexochida
Family: Illaenidae
Genus: Ectillaenus
Salter 1867

Ectillaenus is a genus of trilobites in the order Corynexochida.

These nektobenthic carnivores lived in the Ordovician period, from 478.6 to 449.5 Ma.[1]

Taxonomy

Species include:[2]

  • Ectillaenus advena (Barrande, 1872)
  • Ectillaenus benignensis (Novák in Perner, 1918)
  • Ectillaenus giganteus (Burmeister, 1843)
  • Ectillaenus holubi (Šnajdr, 1956)
  • Ectillaenus katzeri (Barrande, 1872)
  • Ectillaenus sarkaensis (Novák in Perner, 1918)

Distribution

Fossils of this genus have been found in the Ordovician sediments of Czech Republic, France, Morocco, Portugal, Spain and United Kingdom, as well as in the Arenig of the United Kingdom.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ectillaenus at fossilworks.org (retrieved 2 December 2015)
  2. "Ectillaenus". BioLib. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id165906. 

Wikidata ☰ Q18389237 entry