Xestocephalites gen. nov.

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Type-species

Xestocephalites balticus sp. nov.

Diagnosis

Same as for Xestocephalites balticus sp. nov., due to monotypy of this genus.

Etymology

The genus name, a masculine Latin noun, was formed by replacing the suffix of Xestocephalus, a related modern genus, with - ites (“stone”), a common suffix used to designate fossil taxa.