Polychaeta taxon details
Esconites Thompson & Johnson, 1977 †
324457 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:324457)
accepted
Genus
Esconites zelus Thompson & Johnson, 1977 † (type by original designation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Thompson, Ida; Johnson, Ralph G. (1977). New fossil polychaete from Essex, Illinois. <em>Fieldiana: Geology.</em> 33(25): 471-487., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4253024
page(s): 472-474 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 472-474 [details] Available for editors

Etymology The genus derives its name from ESCONI, an acronym for Earth Science Club Of Northern Illinois
Etymology The genus derives its name from ESCONI, an acronym for Earth Science Club Of Northern Illinois [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Esconites Thompson & Johnson, 1977 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=324457 on 2025-05-27
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Thompson, Ida; Johnson, Ralph G. (1977). New fossil polychaete from Essex, Illinois. <em>Fieldiana: Geology.</em> 33(25): 471-487., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4253024
page(s): 472-474 [details] Available for editors
[request]
page(s): 472-474 [details] Available for editors

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Etymology The genus derives its name from ESCONI, an acronym for Earth Science Club Of Northern Illinois [details]