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Ectillaenus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Illaenidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Trilobita

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Corynexochida

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Similar
  
Placoparia, Selenopeltis, Illaenidae, Ectillaenus giganteus, Cnemidopyge

Ectillaenus is a genus of trilobites in the order Corynexochida.

Contents

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

Species

  • Ectillaenus advena (Barrande, 1872) †
  • Ectillaenus benignensis (Novák in Perner, 1918) †
  • 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.

    References

    Ectillaenus Wikipedia
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