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Suborder:
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Prolecanitina 
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Superfamily:
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Prolecanitoidea 
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Family:
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Prolecanitidae 
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Subfamily:
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Eocanitinae 
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Genus:
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Eocanites 
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Species:
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wangyouensis | 
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Qualifier:
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ss | 
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Author:
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	Ruan & He 1974,p.239	 
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Lower Boundary:
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Devonian--Carboniferous Boundary   [DCB], 359.2 million years
 
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Upper Boundary:
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low.Tournais.--mid.Tournais.  [Tn1--Tn2], 357.5 million years
 
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